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# Storm Drop Sixth in a Row as Dream Rain Down Threes in Seattle
- URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/seattle-storm-drop-sixth-straight-atlanta-dream-rain-down-threes/
- Published: 2025-08-14T06:16:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T06:18:49.000Z
- Author: Corbin Smith
- Tags: News, Analysis, Storm, Dream, Gabby Williams, Brittney Sykes, Nneka Ogwumike, Rhyne Howard, Allisha Gray, Maya Caldwell, Brittney Griner

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![  Seattle Storm forward Gabby Williams dribbles the basketball during a WNBA regular season game. Credit: Gabby Williams/Instagram  ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1d/f2/1df2f77b-83dd-4bc0-a6d2-6d1bb5df89a3/content/images/2026/10/503998422_18509084407012347_3827874026299834554_n-format-original.jpg)

Seattle Storm forward Gabby Williams dribbles the basketball during a WNBA regular season game. Credit: Gabby Williams/Instagram \[/caption\]

Amid a grueling stretch of basketball, the Seattle Storm (16-17) came into Climate Pledge Arena with a level of intensity and energy that would be necessary to take down the third-seeded Atlanta Dream (21-11). But for what’s now the sixth game in a row, the Storm had several crucial lapses that they could not overcome as the team fell to the Dream 85-75.

Much like their last outing against the Sparks, Seattle got off to a fast start. They were relentless on both ends, creating rim pressure on offense while hounding Atlanta ball handlers on defense, which propelled the Storm to a quick 7-2 lead. Brittney Sykes and Gabby Williams were the main culprits, as Sykes continues to show her aggressive nature in her third game with her new squad. But after early success, Sykes’ effectiveness fell flat, and she ended the night shooting 2-for-10 with seven points. This game also included quiet outings for Skylar Diggins and Erica Wheeler, who struggled from the field in this one as well. Overall, the Storm backcourt shot seven for 28 (25 percent) from the floor.

So Nneka Ogwumike did the heavy lifting offensively for the Storm, which isn’t something she’s unaccustomed to. She led the game in scoring with 29 points while adding nine rebounds and four assists. Although Ogwumike shot 1-for-6 from three, she was unstoppable inside the arc as she showcased her amazing touch near the basket.

Williams was everywhere throughout the game, from sitting in a chair as the point-of-attack defender to getting in passing lanes to being assertive and strong on her drives to the cup. But her most impressive feature of the night might’ve been her passing and facilitating open looks for her teammates. Williams led the Storm with six assists and fed others with a variety of entry passes to create offense.

But Atlanta quickly responded to Seattle’s strong start with what was the difference in the game – three-point shooting. The Dream hit twice as many three-pointers as the Storm, and the long-ball catalyzed every run they went on. They shot 12-for-26 from behind the arc as Rhyne Howard, Allisha Gray, and Maya Caldwell comprised the trio that did most of the damage. Howard finished the night five of 12 from downtown, leading Atlanta with 25 points and seven dimes. Her final three tied with Tiffany Hayes for the most three-pointers in franchise history. Gray had a double-double, ending the game with 22 points and 11 rebounds.

The veteran Brittney Griner also made her presence felt for the Dream down low. Coming off the bench, she was getting to her spots on the post. Griner drew a couple of fouls and took advantage of mismatches to help stretch the Atlanta lead at the beginning of the second quarter. She had 11 points and eight rebounds in the game.

The tandem of Ezi Magbegor and Dominique Malonga did a better job on Griner defensively in the second half. Malonga had a pedestrian night offensively (four points) coming off of back-to-back 20-point, 10-rebound outings. Magbegor stuffed the stat sheet as she had eight points while tallying two steals, blocks, and assists apiece and grabbing three boards.

The ball seemed to toy with the rim in this one, with a heavy assortment of shots bouncing around before either rolling in or rimming off. Specifically for the Dream, it felt like they got the breaks of the shooter’s touch – connecting on several attempts that bounced off the glass. The most infamous stretch was at the end of the third when Howard hit a pull-up three on the left wing before banging one off the backboard and in on the opposite side with time expiring in the quarter. On the inbound, Magbegor lobbed it in to Williams with three seconds left which Howard intercepted before knocking down another three.

There isn’t consistency on the offensive side of the ball for the Storm right now, specifically with its guard play. Sykes is always the same in terms of her playstyle – aggressive, rugged, and always penetrating. But it comes at the cost of her efficiency at times, with the peaks and valleys evident in her production. Diggins is searching for her shot while Erica Wheeler and Tiffany Mitchell are now in more reduced roles as Sykes has been inserted into the starting lineup for the past two games. There is also give-and-take with the bigs, as the more-experienced Magbegor likely feels the 19-year-old Malonga knocking at the door, each offering different values when they’re on the floor.

Regardless, something has to give. Seattle has now fallen under .500 as the team is set to embark on a stretch of six out of their next seven games coming on the road. Before their 10-point defeat tonight, the previous five losses all were within a deficit of four points, the only stretch of its kind in WNBA history. As they cling onto a playoff spot, they must find their rhythm as a team to get back on track, but it remains to be seen if that will actually happen.

The Storm will face the Dream again on Friday in Atlanta at 7 pm PT.