On a hot night, Flau'jae Johnson put up 22 points and 10 rebounds on July 6 in a prime slot to help Seattle beat Las Vegas convincingly 82-64.
The win snapped suddenly Seattle’s three-game losing streak that weighed on them.
The seasoned coach Kim Mulkey criticized publicly Johnson during the July 9 pregame talk that was widely discussed.
That same night in Atlanta the night of the showdown, the Dream faced the Seattle Storm on USA Network to a national audience at 10 p.m. ET for the east coast audience.
The broadcast also featured Caitlin Clark, Natasha Howard, and Nneka Ogwumike alongside other stars.
The league called clearly the matchup a main event for the week that drew big crowds.