New York Liberty at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationTina Charles scores 30, Liberty beat Storm 81-77
New York (11-5) is off to its best start since going 16-5 in 2001.
Tanisha Wright added 12 points for New York, including a fast-break layup with 36 seconds left for a three-point lead. Swin Cash scored six points to move past Sheryl Swoopes for 14th place on the league's all-time scoring list.
Sue Bird and Ramu Tokashiki scored 14 points apiece for Seattle (5-13), which lost to New York for a fifth straight time. Seattle begins a six-game road trip after the All-Star break, returning to the KeyArena on August 14.
Seattle fell behind 26-13 after the first quarter, hitting just 28 percent (4 of 15) from the field. But the Storm outscored the Liberty 32-14 in the second, closing on a 10-2 run with 3-pointers by Bird and Alysha Clark, for a 45-40 lead.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 81 - 77 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 81 - 77 |
| 4th 7.0 |  |
Sugar Rodgers defensive rebound | 81 - 77 |
| 4th 9.0 |  |
Sue Bird misses 15-foot jumper | 81 - 77 |
| 4th 15.0 | |
Sue Bird defensive rebound | 81 - 77 |
Statistics
 NY |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-72 | FG | 30-62 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 2-10 | 3PT | 4-13 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 9-14 | FT | 13-14 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 93 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 4,978 · 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 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 9 | L2 | 0.775 | 31 |
 Golden State |
2 | 11 | W4 | 0.725 | 29 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 13 | W3 | 0.675 | 27 |
 Dallas |
7 | 16 | W4 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Portland |
15 | 24 | L1 | 0.4 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 25 | W2 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
 Seattle |
23 | 32 | L1 | 0.2 | 8 |
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