ATLANTA — The Atlanta Dream are headed to the playoffs after a close victory over the #1 seed, New York Liberty. Rhyne Howard, Tina Charles and Allisha Gray all finished scoring in double figures, outscoring the Liberty 40-18 in the paint.

Having already etched her name across the WNBA record book, Atlanta Dream center Tina Charles became the league’s all-time leading rebounder Thursday night against the New York Liberty. Charles entered Thursday’s regular-season finale needing just two rebounds to tie Sylvia Fowles for first all-time.