Angel Reese sets WNBA single-game and single-season rebounding records
TLDR: Angel Reese grabbed 26 boards against the Sparks to break two WNBA records in one night, capping a four-game heater that has Atlanta rolling.
Angel Reese has been a rebounding machine all year, but Monday night in Los Angeles she went and rewrote the record book twice in the same box score. She pulled down 26 rebounds against the Sparks, breaking Chamique Holdsclaw's 23-year-old single-game record of 24, and in the process pushed her season total to 458, surpassing A'ja Wilson's 2024 mark of 451. Two records, one game.
JUST IN: ANGEL REESE RECORDS THE MOST REBOUNDS (26) IN A GAME IN WNBA HISTORY UNREAL. 🤯🤯
The stat line itself is absurd out of context: 11 points, 26 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals on 4-of-14 shooting. Reese wasn't scoring efficiently, but she didn't need to. She just kept getting to the ball, over and over, until the rebounding record was no longer in question.
Angel Reese was DOMINANT in tonight's win over the Sparks 🔹 11 points 🔹 26 rebounds 🔹 3 assists 🔹 3 steals 🔹 4-of-14 FG 🔹 3-of-4 FT She made history tonight by breaking the single-game and single-season rebounding records.
This wasn't a one-game explosion. Reese has been on an absolute run over her last 3 games, averaging 24 points and 11.3 rebounds while shooting well above her season clip, with Atlanta going 3-0 in that stretch heading into the record-breaking win. The Dream have now won 4 straight, and Reese has been the engine.
Angel Reese over her last 3 games for the Dream: 31 PTS 14 REBS 4 STLS 14-of-21 FG 20 PTS 10 REBS 8 ASTS 9-of-9 FG 21 PTS 10 REBS 4 STLS 6-of-13 FG Atlanta has a 3-0 record in that span.
It's a rivalry-adjacent milestone, too. Wilson set the previous season rebounding record in 2024 after taking the mark from Reese herself, who'd set it as a rookie that same year. Reese has now taken it back — and by a wider margin than either of the previous swaps. Her teammates aren't taking it for granted, either. Allisha Gray said postgame she's in awe watching Reese work the glass, admitting she doesn't think she's ever grabbed more than 10 boards in a game herself.
“I am just in awe just watching her rebound…. that’s a talent.” Allisha Gray sounds off on Angel Reese’s rebounding after her HISTORIC night, setting new records for a single season (458) and single game (26) 😮💨
The win over the Sparks wasn't just about Reese padding stats — it capped off a perfect road trip for Atlanta and pushed the Dream toward a playoff berth. Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray combined for 38 points and 12 assists to close it out, giving Reese the cover she needed to chase history without needing to force shots.
Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard propel Atlanta to victory in Los Angeles! Gray: 20 PTS, 6 AST Howard: 18 PTS, 6 REB 4 straight Ws for the @AtlantaDream 👏
Reese has turned rebounding into a signature the way other stars own scoring titles, and she knows it — even joking with reporters afterward about setting 'NBA records too' when someone congratulated her on the milestone. With Atlanta locked into the postseason and Reese still adding to a 458-rebound total that keeps climbing by the game, the only question left is how far she can push the number before the regular season ends.
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