Aari McDonald # 2 of the Atlanta Dream drips the sphere during the video game versus the Seattle Storm on August 10, 2023 at Climate Promise Field in Seattle, Washington. Copyright 2023 NBAE The Dream defense held Jewell Loyd to an uncharacteristic 10 points in the 3rd. By: Rowan Schaberg SEATTLE-- After a solid initial three quarters, the Atlanta Dream couldn't rather weather a sensational 4th quarter by the Seattle Storm that provided a one-point edge to win the suit 68-67. Up till the last couple of mins of the game, it looked as though Atlanta had the first win of their three-game journey guaranteed. The Dream went three entire quarters without ever before tracking the Tornado, leading by as high as 16 points in the 3rd quarter. While Atlanta started the 4th quarter with a 13-point edge over Seattle, 60-47, the Dream's infraction lulled for over 6 minutes as the Storm went on a 16-0 run Sparks Store. The cushion created earlier in the game maintained Atlanta neck-in-neck with Seattle as they searched for an offensive stimulate, which was lastly answered with a jump fired by Allisha Gray and a fadeaway 3-pointer by Rhyne Howard, yet the Desire still could not rather secure the offer. The dynamic duo in Howard and Gray, that attempted to conserve their group late in the 4th quarter, ended up with 20 and 17 factors, specifically. Aari McDonald contributed a substantial 10 points in simply nineteen mins on the flooring while Cheyenne Parker, a regular top marker for the Desire, battled to obtain touches in the blog post, do with 6 points. "I would've suched as to perhaps obtain [Parker some more touches in the block," Head train Tanisha Wright stated. "I really did not think we did an excellent work of message entrance passes, so it was difficult for us to obtain her some touches. " Atlanta's solid defensive efficiency was essential to suffering their lead, as the Desire held the WNBA's leading marker, Jewell Loyd, to an uncharacteristic 10 points throughout the initial 3 quarters. Monique Billings made a significant influence defensively, tape-recording 11 rebounds, 10 of which were defensive. Wright showed, postgame, on the final quarter versus Seattle and what the Desire can extract from the loss as they continue the roadway. "They turned up their intensity, their aggression," Wright claimed. "It is difficult to shed in this fashion, specifically when you really feel like you didn't do your ideal mentoring job. So, we got to transform this set off, we got to allow this set go. We got to learn from it however after that we got to be ready to bounce back. " The Dream will certainly travel down the West Coast to meet the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday before dealing with the Las Vegas Aces the really next day.