Tiffany Hayes, Rhyne Howard's big nights carry Dream to commanding win over Aces

Tiffany Hayes had a season-high 31 points, Rhyne Howard scored 24 and the Atlanta Dream knocked off the Las Vegas Aces 92-76 on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.

Hayes and Howard each scored 11 in the first quarter to help Atlanta (12-14) jump out to a 35-18 lead.

Howard made 5 of 6 from three-point range in the first half, scoring 19 to lead the Dream to a 52-36 advantage.

A'ja Wilson scored eight of her 22 points to get Las Vegas (18-8) within 58-52 at the 5:55 mark of the third quarter. Hayes, AD Durr and Aari McDonald buried three-pointers from there and Atlanta took a 70-56 lead into the final period.

Tiffany Hayes (<a href="https://twitter.com/tiphayes3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tiphayes3</a>) was STUNTING tonight putting up a season-high 31 points, shooting 78.6% from the field and 80% from three-point range