Atlanta Dream at New York Liberty
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCharles, Cash lead Liberty past Dream in opener, 82-73
New York relied on its deep bench. In addition to Cash, the Liberty got 14 points from Brittany Boyd as the bench combined to outscore the starting five, 44-38. Collectively, New York was 29 of 60 from the field (48.3 percent), but just 3 of 15 from 3-point range.
New York rookie Kiah Stokes started, but finished with just two points and three rebounds. She had two of her three blocked shots in the final minutes as the Liberty held off an Atlanta rally.
The Liberty took a 51-38 lead in the first half, but Atlanta rallied in the third quarter, cutting it four points with 4:22 to play on a layup by Angel McCaughtry. Boyd answered with a driving layup and Sugar Rogers hit a three to push the lead back to nine.
McCoughtry finished with 27 points, going 10 for 10 from the free throw line, to lead Atlanta. Tiffany Hayes added 17 points, and Shoni Schimmels 10.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 4-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 73 - 82 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 73 - 82 |
| 4th 20.0 |  |
Tina Charles defensive rebound | 73 - 82 |
| 4th 22.0 |  |
Kiah Stokes blocks Sancho Lyttle 's 17-foot jumper | 73 - 82 |
| 4th 33.0 | |
Erika de Souza defensive rebound | 73 - 82 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-67 | FG | 29-60 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 3-15 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 18-22 | FT | 21-26 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 8,910 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W1 | 0.65 | 26 |
 Indiana |
- | 14 | W2 | 0.65 | 26 |
 New York |
2 | 16 | W1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Washington |
2 | 16 | L1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Chicago |
11 | 25 | L3 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Toronto |
15 | 29 | L4 | 0.275 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
16 | 30 | L3 | 0.25 | 10 |
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