Allisha Gray scored a game-high 26 points on 7-for-9 shooting from 3-point range on Friday to help the Atlanta Dream post a 96-72 victory over the visiting Phoenix Mercury in College Park, Ga. Naz Hillmon added 18 points and nine rebounds for Atlanta (17-11), which won for the fourth time in five games. Brionna Jones chipped in 16 points and eight boards, Maya Caldwell had 14 points, and Jordin Canada led the team with 11 assists. Phoenix (16-11) dropped its fifth game in six tries and trailed by as many 35 points on Friday. Kahleah Copper led the team with 19 points, while Alyssa Thomas added 12 points and 10 rebounds. Leading by 16 at halftime, the Dream’s commanding advantage ballooned to 23 on Hillmon’s consecutive layups and Gray’s 3-pointer, forcing a Mercury timeout with 7:24 remaining in the third. Atlanta held Phoenix scoreless the final 2:43 of the third while scoring the final eight points of the quarter to take an 84-50 lead into the fourth. After Phoenix was outscored 26-8 in the third, DeWanna
