After a night that featured 38 foul calls and a gritty Connecticut team determined to make a statement in Atlanta, the Dream clinched a 91-75 win over the Sun.

Angel Reese had 18 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, Rhyne Howard added 14 points and six steals, and the Atlanta Dream beat the Portland Fire 86-66.

Also: The Hawks’ Jalen Johnson named to All-NBA third team, the Braves’ bats go quiet against the Nationals and Georgia and Georgia Tech make marks in college baseball.

The Dream closed the game on 14-5 run for a 82-80 victory over the Mercury to improve to a WNBA-best 4-1 to start the season.

Behind a strong outing from Rhyne Howard in her return from concussion protocol, the Dream downed the Wings, 86-69.

Atlanta’s rookies played well and the Dream took the defending champ Aces to the wire despite missing two All-Stars.

FROM UATL

It was a loss for the Dream, but a win for Atlanta.

Atlanta Dream rookie Madina Okot impressed against the Aces, outplaying Angel Reese during a fourth-quarter rally that nearly erased a 17-point deficit.

In her Atlanta Dream debut at State Farm Arena, Angel Reese shot poorly but rebounded, defended and passed well in a dramatic loss to the Las Vegas Aces.