New York Liberty at Dallas Wings
· Women's National Basketball AssociationWings clinch playoff spot, Gray seals victory with block
Dallas (13-17) sits in seventh, while New York (11-19) trails the Washington Mystics by a half-game for the final playoff spot.
Mabrey and Kayla Thornton combined to score 16 of the Wings’ 21 fourth-quarter points.
Natasha Howard pulled New York within one with 29.4 seconds left and she grabbed a defensive rebound after Arike Ogunbowale missed at the other end. Sabrina Ionescu got Gray in the air on a pump fake, but Gray recovered to block the shot as time expired.
Ogunbowale and Thornton each scored 13 points for Dallas, which trailed by as many as 10 points.
Betnijah Laney scored 19 points and Howard had 16 points and 11 rebounds for New York. Ionescu had 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 76 - 77 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 76 - 77 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
New York offensive team rebound | 76 - 77 |
| 4th 1.0 | |
Allisha Gray blocks Sabrina Ionescu 's 17-foot driving floating jump shot | 76 - 77 |
| 4th 5.7 | |
New York 20 Sec. timeout | 76 - 77 |
Statistics
 NY |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-67 | FG | 26-72 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 10-27 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 9-11 | FT | 15-19 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 2,888 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Chicago |
0.5 | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 New York |
0.5 | 1 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
 Washington |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Indiana |
1.5 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto |
1.5 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 Connecticut |
2 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
- | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Portland |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Minnesota |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Dallas |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Seattle |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Las Vegas |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
1.5 | 2 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
1.5 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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