亚特兰大梦想队加时险胜纽约自由人 WNBA半决赛2比0领先
10 月 7 日晚，WNBA 季后赛半决赛第二场在亚特兰大州立农业球馆上演一场加时大战，主场作战的亚特兰大梦想队以 101 比 98 险胜纽约自由人队，在五场三胜制的系列赛中取得 2 比 0 的领先，距离队史又一次总决赛只差一场胜利。系列赛第三场将移师纽约举行。
梦想队此役三人得分上双并扛起进攻：今年 4 月通过重磅交易从芝加哥天空队加盟的安吉尔·里斯砍下 23 分、7 个篮板、2 次助攻和 2 次盖帽，得分创个人季后赛生涯新高；后卫乔丁·卡娜达同样贡献 23 分，并送出 8 次助攻、抓下 5 个篮板；莱恩·霍华德添上 18 分、7 个篮板和 4 次助攻。
这场胜利也再次印证了"里斯效应"给亚特兰大球市带来的热度。票务平台 StubHub 当天发布的数据显示，里斯加盟的第一个赛季，梦想队门票需求同比飙升 91%，为全联盟涨幅最大。
Atlanta Dream Edge Liberty 101-98 in Overtime to Take 2-0 WNBA Semifinal Lead
The Atlanta Dream moved within one win of the WNBA Finals on October 7, defeating the New York Liberty 101-98 in overtime in Game 2 of the semifinals at State Farm Arena to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. Game 3 will be played in New York.
Angel Reese, acquired from the Chicago Sky in a blockbuster April trade, scored a playoff career-high 23 points with seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Jordin Canada matched her with 23 points, eight assists and five rebounds, while Rhyne Howard added 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Atlanta, which swept Washington in the first round, remains unbeaten in this postseason.
Breanna Stewart carried New York with 35 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, but the night ended in controversy for the Liberty. After Reese's late free throws in overtime, Stewart asked the officiating crew whether her team had a reset timeout left and was told it did not — only for the Liberty to leave the floor with that timeout unused.
The win also underscored the "Angel Reese effect" on Atlanta's box office. StubHub reported that Dream ticket demand rose 91% in Reese's first season with the team — the largest jump in the WNBA — while the share of fans traveling from outside Georgia climbed 48%.
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