NBA

New York Liberty at Washington Mystics

· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
New York Liberty
3-1, 1-1 Away
Final
101 - 72

Washington Mystics
1-2, 1-2 Home

Tina Charles stars against former team, Mystics beat Liberty

Charles, who played for New York from 2014-19, made four 3-pointers and finished two points shy of matching her career high. Atkins added five 3-pointers and the Mystics were 16 of 31 from distance.

Shavonte Zellous scored 11 points off the bench and Natasha Cloud had eight assists for Washington (1-2), which scored 23 points off turnovers. Charles also grabbed nine rebounds and Erica McCall had 13.

Atkins made all three of her 3-point attempts in the first quarter to help Washington build a 29-15 lead. Charles had 18 points and seven rebounds in the first half, and Atkins added 17 points for a 52-46 advantage.

Sydney Wiese made a step-back 3-pointer, capping Washington's 15-5 run to open the third quarter, for a 67-51 lead. The Mystics opened the fourth on a 14-0 run to seal it.

Betnijah Laney led New York (3-1) with 20 points. Kylee Shook scored 11 points and Sabrina Ionescu added 10.

Laney scored 16 of her 18 first-half points in the second quarter.

Regular Season Series

NY wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 72 - 101
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 72 - 101
4th 24.0 Sami Whitcomb traveling 72 - 101
4th 28.4 Kiah Stokes defensive rebound 72 - 101
4th 30.0 Leilani Mitchell misses two point shot 72 - 101

Statistics

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28-65 FG 35-74
43 Field Goal % 47
11-27 3PT 16-31
41 Three Point % 52
5-7 FT 15-17
71 Free Throw % 88
28 Rebounds 42
3 Offensive Rebounds 11
25 Defensive Rebounds 31
18 Assists 21
6 Steals 4
5 Blocks 3
16 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 12
2 Technical Fouls 1
2 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 11
2 Fast Break Points 2
32 Points in Paint 32
12 Fouls 15
1 Largest Lead 32

Game Information

CareFirst Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 8 W1 0.61904764 13
Atlanta 0.5 8 L4 0.6 12
Indiana 1 8 W1 0.57894737 11
Washington 2 9 W2 0.5263158 10
Toronto 3 10 L1 0.47368422 9
Chicago 6.5 14 L2 0.3 6
Connecticut 8.5 16 L1 0.2 4
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