New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLaney nets 30, Dream beats Liberty 84-78; Ionescu injured
Rookie Chennedy Carter added 17 points and Monique Billings had eight points and 15 rebounds for Atlanta.
Rookie Jazmine Jones scored a season-high 20 points to lead New York and Clarendon scored 16. Ionescu, the No. 1 pick in April's draft, left in the second quarter due to an ankle injury and did not return. She had 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting in 12 minutes.
Laney made a pull-up jumper to pull Atlanta within two at halftime and then the Dream scored the first 13 second-half points to make it 54-43 midway through the third quarter.
Regular Season Series
ATL wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 84 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 84 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
New York offensive team rebound | 78 - 84 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Kylee Shook misses two point shot | 78 - 84 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Kylee Shook offensive rebound | 78 - 84 |
Statistics
 NY |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-72 | FG | 28-75 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 7-29 | 3PT | 3-10 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 15-17 | FT | 25-31 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 23 | Fouls | 20 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Bradenton, FL
Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 2 | W3 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Atlanta |
- | 2 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 New York |
1 | 4 | W1 | 0.5 | 4 |
 Toronto |
1 | 4 | W1 | 0.5 | 4 |
 Washington |
1 | 3 | W1 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Chicago |
1.5 | 4 | L3 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
 Connecticut |
4.5 | 8 | L3 | 0.11111111 | 1 |
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