Atlanta wins opener behind Harding's 23

September 29, 2012 at 5:56AM

ATLANTA 75, INDIANA 66: Lindsey Harding's 23 points led the Dream to victory over the host Fever in the Eastern Conference semifinals Friday night. WNBA scoring leader Angel McCoughtry added 16 points and nine rebounds for Atlanta, which defeated Indiana in three games in the East finals a year ago and has reached the past two WNBA Finals. Katie Douglas scored 13 points and Tamika Catchings had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Fever. The Dream scored 44 points in the lane, only the second time in franchise history Indiana has given up 40 or more. Atlanta also made 14 steals, one short of the playoff record by a Fever opponent.

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