Atlanta, GA (My Sportsbook) - Angel McCoughtry scored a game-high 18 points and had six rebounds, as the Atlanta Dream crushed the Connecticut Sun, 88-64, to clinch their first-ever playoff berth.

Sancho Lyttle contributed 16 points, seven boards and five assists, while Erika de Souza added 15 points and a game-high 14 rebounds for the Dream, who have won three of their last four and locked up the second seed in the Eastern Conference standings.

Sandrine Gruda had a team-best 16 points to go along with six rebounds for Connecticut, which has dropped six of its last seven games and were eliminated from playoff contention. Anete Jekabsone-Zogota donated 13 points in defeat.

Atlanta shot 45.3 percent from the field, but only 28.6 percent (4-of-14) from three-point range, while Connecticut made only 29.6 percent of its shots and a woeful 13.3 percent (2-of-15) from beyond the arc.