New York Liberty at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball AssociationMystics hand Liberty 5th straight loss
Leading by six late in the game, Atkins disrupted a pass along the 3-point line and Alysha Clark grabbled the loose ball and raced for a fast-break layup to extend Washington's lead to 77-69 with 36.7 seconds left. After a timeout, Sabrina Ionescu missed a long 3-pointer and Clark secured the rebound before making 1 of 2 free throws at 24.1.
Myisha Hines-Allen had 13 points and Clark finished with three points for Washington (17-11). The Mystics have a week off before playing at Dallas on July 28.
Natasha Howard had 17 points and 10 rebounds for New York (9-17). Ionescu scored 15 points and Marine Johannes added 12. The Liberty were playing their third consecutive day game.
Washington scored 12 unanswered points late in the first half until Ionescu completed a three-point play with 3.5 seconds left to pull New York within 40-37 at the break. The Mystics added a 18-6 run in the third quarter and led 61-48 early in the fourth quarter until New York scored 10 straight to get back in it.
New York scored the first 10 points of the game and also led 15-2.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 69 - 78 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 69 - 78 |
| 4th 4.2 |  |
Myisha Hines-Allen defensive rebound | 69 - 78 |
| 4th 7.2 |  |
Han Xu misses 16-foot jumper | 69 - 78 |
| 4th 24.1 | |
Alysha Clark makes free throw 2 of 2 | 69 - 78 |
Statistics
 NY |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-62 | FG | 29-66 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-26 | 3PT | 5-21 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 9-10 | FT | 15-18 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fouls | 10 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 7,431 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 New York |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Washington |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Connecticut |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Atlanta |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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