New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream
· WNBA Commissioner's CupIonescu, Howard power Liberty to 89-77 win over Dream
The Liberty(8-10) made a season-high 16 3-pointers, with five each by Ionescu and Johannes. Howard had 10 rebounds, and Ionescu had nine rebounds and eight assists.
Ionescu, Crystal Dangerfield and Sami Whitcomb opened the fourth quarter with 3-pointers and Howard scored the final four points of a 13-4 run that gave the Liberty an 81-68 lead with 4:56 remaining. New York led by double digits the rest of the way.
After shooting 56% in the first half and leading 53-43 at halftime, the Liberty missed 11 of their first 15 shots in the third quarter as Atlanta closed within 63-59 with 2:10 remaining in the quarter. Atlanta's Beatrice Mompremier made two free throws with 1:02 remaining and the Dream went to the fourth quarter trailing 68-64.
AD Durr led Atlanta (8-9) with 23 points in 29 minutes off the bench. Rhyne Howard had 19 points and eight rebounds and Aari McDonald scored 12 points.
The Liberty led from the start and a 12-0 run gave them a 17-4 lead with 4:38 remaining in the first quarter. They went on to lead 33-16 after one period. The 33 points were a season-high for the opening quarter.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 89 - 77 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 89 - 77 |
| 4th 22.4 |  |
Aari McDonald makes free throw 2 of 2 | 89 - 77 |
| 4th 22.4 |  |
Crystal Dangerfield enters the game for Marine Johannes | 89 - 76 |
| 4th 22.4 | |
Lorela Cubaj enters the game for Sabrina Ionescu | 89 - 76 |
Statistics
 NY |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-68 | FG | 26-71 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 16-35 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 9-15 | FT | 18-20 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 23 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 2,697 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 9 | L1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Atlanta |
- | 9 | W1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Indiana |
- | 9 | W1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Washington |
2 | 10 | L1 | 0.5 | 10 |
 Toronto |
4 | 13 | L4 | 0.4090909 | 9 |
 Chicago |
5.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.33333334 | 7 |
 Connecticut |
8.5 | 18 | L2 | 0.2173913 | 5 |
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