Atlanta Dream at New York Liberty
· WNBA Commissioner's CupDream beat short-handed Liberty 86-79
Gray was fouled far from the basket with 42.2 seconds left and made two free throws to give Atlanta an 84-79 lead. Marine Johannes had a 3-pointer rattle out for New York and Gray sealed it with two free throws at 35.4.
AD Durr also scored 13 points for Atlanta (3-5). Nia Coffey, Rhyne Howard and Monique Billings each added 12 points. Cheyenne Parker grabbed 11 rebounds to go with six points.
Jones sank a long jumper just before the third-quarter buzzer to tie it at 60-all. She added a three-point play early in the fourth to start a 9-0 run for a 74-63 lead.
New York (6-3) was without Sabrina Ionescu, who scored a career-high 37 points on Friday in a 106-83 victory over Atlanta.
Johannes scored a season-high 18 points for New York. Betnijah Laney added 17 points and Breanna Stewart had 12 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and four blocks. Jonquel Jones also scored 12 points and Courtney Vandersloot had 11 points, six rebounds and six assists.
Laney made a steal and raced the other way before getting fouled with 1:19 left. She made both free throws to pull New York within 80-77, but Billings answered with two free throws for a five-point lead.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 86 - 79 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 86 - 79 |
| 4th 18.0 |  |
Cheyenne Parker defensive rebound | 86 - 79 |
| 4th 19.1 |  |
Betnijah Laney misses 24-foot three point jumper | 86 - 79 |
| 4th 23.0 | |
Courtney Vandersloot offensive rebound | 86 - 79 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-71 | FG | 26-66 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 16-18 | FT | 19-22 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 5,719 · Capacity:
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W6 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 New York |
3 | 17 | W3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Indiana |
6 | 20 | W3 | 0.54545456 | 24 |
 Washington |
14 | 28 | L10 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Connecticut |
19 | 33 | L2 | 0.25 | 11 |
 Chicago |
20 | 34 | L4 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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