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Tina Charles moved into second all time in scoring in the WNBA while posting 12 points and 17 rebounds, and the Atlanta Dream defeated the Phoenix Mercury 72-63 on Wednesday night. Allisha Gray had 21 points and Rhyne Howard 19 to lead the Dream (10-17), who won their season-best third straight after going into the Olympic break on an eight-game losing streak. Charles, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 draft out of UConn, opened the fourth-quarter scoring with a 3-pointer from the top of the key that moved her past Tina Thompson's 7,488 points. Charles' 7,491 points are more than 3,000 behind Diana Taurasi (10,500), who was held to a late 3-pointer in this game. Charles' basket broke a 48-48 tie and started a 17-2 run that broke open the game. Reserve Maya Caldwell had all six of her points following Charles' 3. Gray had a jumper and two free throws that made it 65-50 with 5:26 to play.
