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Dream vs Wings: Naz Hillmon’s Career-High Performance Leads Dream to Significant Victory Over Dallas Wings

Naz Hillmon dropped her career-high performance.

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Naz Hillmon came up with a three-pointer in the final 2.6 seconds of the game and recorded her career-high performance at 21 points, one rebound, and three assists. She was shooting 7-of-9 from the field and 5-of-7 from beyond the arc. Owing to her performance, the Atlanta Dream recorded an 88-85 victory over the Dallas Wings. The victory pushed the Dream’s tally to 16-11 in the ongoing 2025 WNBA season so far, while the Wings are at 8-20.

Great work tonight @nazhillmon! 🥳

Naz secured a career-high 21 points and 3 points-made! #DoItForTheDream pic.twitter.com/sDOp0TK1Ut
— Atlanta Dream (@AtlantaDream) July 31, 2025

For Atlanta, Allisha Gray dropped 15 points, six rebounds, and seven assists, while Brionna Jones tallied 14 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Maya Caldwell chipped in 13 points, one rebound, and two assists. Te-Hina Paopao also finished in double-digit scores as she dropped 11 points, eight rebounds, and six assists. On the Wings’ side, Paige Bueckers once again continued her magic.

She led the team with 21 points, two rebounds, and seven assists. With her performance, Bueckers surpassed Sue Bird for the second-most games with 15+ points and 5+ assists by a rookie. She is only behind Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark. Luisa Geiselsoder came up with 13 points, four rebounds, and two assists. In addition, Arike Ogunbowale and Haley Jones dropped 12 points each.

Big-time performance from No. 5.

Paige Bueckers dropped 21 PTS, 7 AST & 3 triples in a hard-fought battle vs. the Dream!#WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/jgxhphK7gO
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 31, 2025

Naz Hillmon’s Tie-Breaker Shot in Final Seconds Pushes Dream Ahead of Wings

Naz called game with a THREEEE. 🗣️🔥@nazhillmon | #DoItForTheDream pic.twitter.com/XCa2kVriBD
— Atlanta Dream (@AtlantaDream) July 31, 2025

Naz Hillmon came up with a tie-breaking shot from behind the arc in the final 2.6 seconds to push the Dream ahead of the Dallas Wings. Hillmon also dropped 12 of her career-high 21 points in the final quarter. The Dream had an upper hand over the Wings right from the beginning, and they maintained their dominance for most of the game. In the final minutes of the encounter, Paige Bueckers came up with a three-pointer that gave Dallas a one-point lead with 2:36 minutes left on the clock.

She was fouled for making a driving layup after Brionna Jones dropped a bucket. She hit a free-throw and the tally went up 83-81 in the final two minutes. In the final seconds of the game, Dream got a two-point lead, following a driving layup by Te-Hina Paopao. Though Arike Ogunbolwale responded to it and levelled the score, Hillmon came up with the winner.

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Garima Ranawat

Garima is a sports writer with around two years of experience in Indian sports and a newfound interest in the NBA. Inspired by the leadership of cricketing legend MS Dhoni, she wishes to bring in newer perspectives to the NBA fanatics with her writing.