{
  "id": 1861921,
  "title": "Rhyne Howard scores 23 and Dream beat Aces 97-82. Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon ejected in 1st half",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/rhyne-howard-scores-23-and-dream-beat-aces-97-82-las-vegas-coach",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T03:56:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rhyne-howard-scores-23-dream-035628081.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Atlanta Dream secured a 97-82 victory over Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday night at the Electric City Trolley Tours Arena. Rhyne Howard led the scoring for Atlanta with 23 points, while Angel Reese contributed 21 points and 10 rebounds, achieving her 24th double-double of the season. Despite Becky Hammon's absence for the second half due to ejection, Atlanta maintained a solid lead. The Dream closed the game on an impressive 9-0 run, with Howard securing the win with a three-point play with 49.3 seconds remaining. Allisha Gray added 21 points for the Dream, who ended a six-game losing streak in Las Vegas with this win. Las Vegas, without their coach for the second half, struggled to keep up, finishing with 25-12 record.",
  "summary": "Rhyne Howard scored 23 points, Angel Reese had 21 points and 10 rebounds for her league-leading 24th double-double, and the Atlanta Dream beat the Las Vegas Aces 97-82 on Tuesday night. Las Vegas was without coach Becky Hammon for the second half after she received a double technical with 5:06 left in the second quarter for arguing a non-call on a drive by A’ja Wilson. Assistant coach Charlene…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}