When she wasn’t busy hounding the Indiana Fever’s superstar with in-your-jersey defense and then stirring the pot with competitive trash talk, the two-games-in-three-days stretch against the same opponent confirmed that Rhyne Howard’s buckets also spoke for themselves, too. The seeming “chip” on the shoulder of the Atlanta Dream’s All-Star appeared large, but as DeWanna Bonner discovered, it certainly didn’t bother her shooting form, as Howard emerged from intermission with a rhythmic stepback 3-pointer immediately out of the second half. Fully subscribed to her new head coach’s analytically-driven offensive approach, Howard’s shot diet was almost entirely curated through long-range launches, where 13 of her 17 shot attempts arrived in May 20, 2025’s clash. Eventually enjoying what became the game-winning free throws with 9.7 seconds remaining, Howard’s heroics went accompanied by 20 points, two rebounds, three assists, three steals, and four 3-pointers in front of Indy’s raucous home crowd. · May 20, 2025