Seattle finally broke through. The Storm snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 97-88 win over the Chicago Sky, getting 26 points and 10 rebounds from Dominique Malonga and 18 points and nine assists from Natisha Hiedeman, according to ESPN's box score. The skid had dropped the Storm well off the pace in a crowded Western Conference playoff race, and the win, in front of the home crowd at Climate Pledge Arena, offered at least a temporary reprieve.
In the other notable result, the Atlanta Dream beat the Toronto Tempo 107-95 behind a balanced scoring night: Rhyne Howard led with 22 points, Angel Reese added 20 points and 14 rebounds, and Jordin Canada chipped in 20 points and nine assists, per WNBA.com's game recap. All three finished in double figures, with Atlanta's balanced scoring proving too much for a Toronto team relying heavily on one player.
Toronto got a standout individual performance in the loss. Marina Mabrey scored a game-high 36 points on seven made 3-pointers, but the Tempo could not overcome Atlanta's inside presence, with Reese's double-double helping the Dream control the boards and limit second-chance opportunities for Toronto. The defeat extended Toronto's losing streak to nine games, a rough patch for the expansion franchise as it works through its first WNBA season, according to TSN's recap.
Both results carry playoff weight with the regular season entering its final stretch; the WNBA's top eight teams overall qualify for the postseason regardless of conference. Atlanta's win keeps the Dream in the mix in a tightly bunched field, while Seattle's snapped skid — even a single win — matters for a Storm team that has spent recent weeks fighting to stay within range of a postseason berth. Toronto, meanwhile, continues to absorb the growing pains typical of a first-year expansion roster still finding its rotation.