Detroit at Atlanta

The Atlanta Dream has made great strides. Here they are after a four-win season last year, in the post season against last year's champs the Detroit Shock. Atlanta came out guns a blazing against the Shock in game one, as they opened up a 14-point lead after one quarter. The Shock fought their way back and in the end, playing their first playoff game on the road, the Dream got tight when the game got tight late and coughed it up. They will have that game under their belts, and come home to a friendly, motivating crowd and where they have been a tough out all season. The Dream finsihed the reguar season at home by going 9-2. Included in those nine wins was a 5-1 record against teams that made the playoffs. The Shock was tough down the stretch as they had a lot of home games and finished with six straight wins at home. They finished just 3-4 in their last seven on the road. Perhaps the most telling of all is that they were 0-3 against teams that made the playoffs. I like Atlanta to win and cover this one.