DOOLEY Observed: Elena Delle Donne helps Sky strengthen hold on East

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Sunday, August 25, 2013

Elena Delle Donne helps Sky strengthen hold on East

ATLANTA -- The standings show Chicago is clearly the team to beat in the Eastern Conference. Now that they've won in Atlanta, the Sky can believe it.

Rookie Elena Delle Donne scored 25 points and Chicago strengthened its hold on the Eastern Conference lead by beating the cold-shooting Atlanta Dream 67-56 on Saturday night.

The win evened the season series at 1-1 following Chicago's 88-74 loss at Atlanta on June 16.

"More than anything, we just wanted to see where we match up," Delle Donne said. "We left here last time with a bad taste."

Sylvia Fowles had 10 points and 13 rebounds and Swin Cash had 12 points for the Sky (20-8). Chicago, which has won five straight, stretched its lead in the East to 4½ games over second-place Atlanta.

"We didn't even play our best basketball, but our defense was consistent," Delle Donne said.

Angel McCoughtry had 20 points for the Dream (14-11), who fell to 11-2 at home. McCoughtry opened the game by sinking a jumper, but that 2-0 advantage was Atlanta's only lead.

The Dream matched their fewest points in franchise history and set the mark for their lowest field-goal percentage (28.6 percent).

It was Atlanta's worst offensive showing since the third game in franchise history. The Dream also scored 56 points while shooting 29.2 percent from the field against Los Angeles on May 25, 2008.