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Angel Reese cleared after a hard foul as Ionescu faces an automatic fine

During the final game of the regular schedule, Atlanta defeated New York by a score of 83-65. In the closing moments of the second quarter, Sabrina Ionescu committed an infraction against Angel Reese that officials subsequently upgraded to a Flagrant 1 following a video review.

Reese successfully sank both resulting penalty shots before heading to the locker room. Although she was cleared by medical personnel to re-enter the contest, the coaching staff opted to rest her for the remainder of the matchup as a precaution.

Reese concluded her regular season posting averages of 16.4 points, 12.1 rebounds, and 2.8 assists, setting a new league benchmark with 521 total rebounds. Ionescu finished the contest with seven points and now faces an automatic $500 financial penalty due to the flagrant classification.

With this victory, Atlanta locked down the fourth playoff seed and earned home-court advantage for the opening round, capping their campaign with a thirty-win record.

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