Atlanta Dream Achieve Rare WNBA Feat in Win vs Lynx

The Atlanta Dream became the only team in the WNBA to accomplish this feat.

Aug 21, 2025; College Park, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard (10) controls the ball against Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams (10) during the second half at Gateway Center Arena at College Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images / Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

On Thursday night, the Atlanta Dream took down the Minnesota Lynx in a statement home win, improving their 2025 record to 23-13 as they take sole possession of second place in the WNBA.

With the playoffs just weeks away, Thursday's win was huge for the Dream, but there is another reason for Atlanta to have some confidence.

In Thursday's win, the Dream were led by Allisha Gray, who stuffed the stat sheet with 27 points, four rebounds, two assists, three steals, and two blocks on 10-21 shooting from the field, 3-8 from beyond the arc, and 4-5 from the free-throw line.

Dream are in a league of their own

Aug 21, 2025; College Park, Georgia, USA; Minnesota Lynx forward Jessica Shepard (15) dribbles defended by Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray (15) during the first half at Gateway Center Arena at College Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images / Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

The Dream should have plenty of confidence in Allisha Gray, who put together another MVP-caliber performance to take down the top-place Lynx, but there is another factor of Thursday's win that is largely going unnoticed.

With Thursday's win over the Lynx, the Dream became the only team in the WNBA this season to beat Minnesota multiple times.

Allisha Gray vs Minnesota:

27 PTS
3 STL
2 BLK

The Dream are the only team with multiple wins against the Lynx this season. pic.twitter.com/pPSHvFiTBN

— StatMuse (@statmuse) August 22, 2025

The Lynx have been heads and shoulders above the rest of the WNBA this season, hoisting a 28-7 record and sitting 5.5 games ahead of the second-place Dream, but Atlanta just accomplished something that no other team in the league has been able to.

Of course, there is the factor in play that MVP frontrunner Napheesa Collier was sidelined for Thursday's game, but the Dream made the most of the circumstances, which many other teams have not done properly.

What this means for the Dream

Allisha Gray TOOK OVER tonight as the @AtlantaDream defeat the No. 1 Lynx and move to the No. 2 seed 😤

27 PTS | 2 AST | 3 STL | 3 3PM

The Dream won their 23rd game of the season tonight, matching the most wins they've had in a single season in franchise history set in 2018!… pic.twitter.com/da53MWXoia

— WNBA (@WNBA) August 22, 2025

Not only does this give the Dream a boost of confidence and hopefully some momentum as they head into the final stretch of the regular season, but it gives them hope for a potential playoff matchup.

As it stands, the Lynx and Dream would be the top two seeds in the playoffs, meaning that this is a potential WNBA Finals matchup. If the Dream is the only WNBA team that has beaten the Lynx twice, then it should give Minnesota a reason to fear them and give Atlanta a reason to be confident.

The Dream are just one win away from breaking the franchise record for most wins in a season, as this 2025 squad is undoubtedly set up for success.

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