Angel Reese keeps grabbing those “mebounds,” faster than any player in WNBA history.
The All-Star forward had 18 points and 12 rebounds to help the Atlanta Dream to an 86-66 victory over the Portland Fire on Friday. It was her fourth double-double this season and, more importantly, Reese now has 900 career rebounds.
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Reese reached 900 rebounds in 71 games, the fastest to the milestone in the WNBA history.
“Rebounds are something that I can always rely on, no matter how the game is going,” Reese said. “I knew tonight that I was gonna get a lot of offensive rebounds, and I think last game I didn’t do a great job getting offensive rebounds or even defensive rebounds.
“I wanted to take pride in that tonight and going in there and getting those extra second-chance points, but also opportunities to my teammates to kick out on the three.”
Reese made 6-of-14 shots from the field and 6-of-7 from the free-throw line. She added five assists and one block.
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Reese has become a double-double machine in the WNBA. It was her 53rd double-double of her career, she’s recorded that stat in 74.6% of her games.
The Dream are now 5-2, a half game back of the Minnesota Lynx for the best record in the WNBA. Reese, who was traded to Atlanta in the offseason from the Chicago Sky, is averaging 13.1 points, 11 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 rebounds.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Dream’s Angel Reese reaches 900 rebounds in WNBA record 71 games
