Reese seals Dream debut with buzzer block, Atlanta edges Lynx 91-90

Angel Reese's first game in an Atlanta Dream uniform ended exactly the way the Dream front office hoped it would when they traded for her: with the ball in her hands defensively, and a Lynx shot rejected at the buzzer. Reese blocked Emese Hof's 4-foot layup attempt as time expired to seal a 91-90 win in Minneapolis on Saturday night.

The box score was peak Reese — 11 points and 14 rebounds in 32 minutes, with nine of those rebounds coming on the offensive glass. She also had three blocks and two steals while picking up five fouls. Atlanta trailed 52-37 at halftime before flipping it with a 26-19 third quarter and a 28-19 fourth. Allisha Gray led the Dream with 24 on 7-of-18 shooting (9-of-11 from the line). Naz Hillmon and Rhyne Howard added 15 apiece.

The Lynx got a star turn from rookie Olivia Miles, the No. 2 overall pick out of TCU, who dropped 21 points and eight assists on 6-of-14 shooting and a perfect 8-of-8 from the line. Kayla McBride added 18 and Courtney Williams went for 14. Minnesota came in as a chic championship pick after losing in last year's Finals — instead, they're 0-1 with the franchise pick of the future already looking the part. The Dream are 1-0, and the case for them as a real contender — Gray, Howard, Reese — just got its first piece of evidence.