New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationTina Charles leads Liberty over Dream 74-58
The Liberty (5-7) pulled away with 10 straight points to start the second quarter and led 39-28 at halftime.
Renee Montgomery made a pair of 3-pointers to help Atlanta cut the deficit to 56-48 at the end of the third quarter, but the Dream (2-8) would get no closer in the fourth.
Brittany Boyd scored 15 points and No. 2 overall pick Asia Durr added 11 points for New York in her return to her hometown. Reshanda Gray had eight points and 15 rebounds.
New York has gone 5-3 after opening the season with four straight losses.
Brittney Sykes was 4 of 5 from 3-point range and tied a season high with 18 points for the Dream. Renee Montgomery added 11 points and Elizabeth Williams scored 10.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 74 - 58 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 74 - 58 |
| 4th 1.3 |  |
shot clock turnover | 74 - 58 |
| 4th 23.6 | |
Tanisha Wright defensive rebound | 74 - 58 |
| 4th 27.5 |  |
Brittney Sykes misses 18-foot pullup jump shot | 74 - 58 |
Statistics
 NY |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-71 | FG | 19-70 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 27 |
| 1-11 | 3PT | 8-28 |
| 9 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 11-14 | FT | 12-15 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 22 | Fouls | 16 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 4,359 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 10 | W5 | 0.6551724 | 19 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W5 | 0.64285713 | 18 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 12 | W4 | 0.5714286 | 16 |
 New York |
2.5 | 13 | W1 | 0.56666666 | 17 |
 Chicago |
8 | 18 | W2 | 0.37931034 | 11 |
 Toronto |
8.5 | 18 | L5 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
12 | 22 | L4 | 0.2413793 | 7 |
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