Angel Reese just etched her name into the WNBA record books, dropping her 28th double-double on Friday night against the Portland Fire. She tied Phoenix Mercury frontcourt standout Alyssa Thomas for the most in a single-season WNBA history. What a comeback, too: after a scoreless first quarter, the Atlanta Dream forward pulled together 10 points and 10 boards in front of her home crowd through “two quarters and change.” This insane performance comes just four days after Reese set the W’s single-game and single-season rebounding records, grabbing 26 boards during a victory over the Sparks in Los Angeles.
The Bayou Barbie’s Record-Setting Rise
The 24-year-old, three-time All-Star has seriously turned it on in her first season with the Dream, ever since they acquired the LSU product in a trade with the Chicago Sky this spring. She’s been averaging north of 16 points per game and entered Friday with a league-high 12.4 rebounds per game. While Thomas, a six-time All-Star, logged her 28 double-doubles in 2023 with the Connecticut Sun, often piling up double-digit points and assists, Reese’s 28 double-doubles this season have all come from her scoring 10-plus points and mounting 10-plus rebounds. Her first came in her Dream regular-season debut. She’s even stacked at least five assists in four of those double-doubles.
Playoffs Locked: What’s Next for the Dream?
Just last week, the Bayou Barbie almost hit a triple-double in a road win over the Sparks, racking up 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. She shot 9 of 9 from the field that night, including 2 of 2 from beyond the arc, and her Dream squad set a single-game franchise record with 124 points. Then, this past Saturday, Reese scored a career-high 31 points, helping Atlanta take down Thomas’ Mercury on the road. In the process, the Dream clinched a playoff berth! After back-to-back years of being on the outside looking in with the Sky, Reese is finally poised for her first postseason. This run for the Bayou Barbie has been absolutely wild, and now she’s ready to take that energy into the playoffs.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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