New York Liberty at Seattle Storm

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New York Liberty

11-4, 6-2 Away

Final
66 - 81

Seattle Storm

4-12, 2-9 Home

Breanna Stewart scores 20, Courtney Vandersloot adds 18 and 12 assists, Liberty beats Storm 81-66

Sabrina Ionescu shows off the range on triple

Vandersloot had her fifth double-double, and her seventh game with at least 10 assists, this season. Sabrina Ionescu scored 13 points and Betnijah Laney finished with 10 for New York (11-4).

Stewart made to mid-range jumpers and then assisted on a 3-pointer by Ionescu that made it 7-0 and the Liberty never trailed. Marine Johannes hit a 3 to close the first quarter and another to open the second that stretched the lead to 15 points and Ionescu made a 3-pointer about 2 1/2 minutes into the second half that gave New York its biggest lead of the game at 49-27.

Jewell Loyd, who went into the game leading the league in scoring at 25.7 per game (Stewart is tied with Arike Ogunbowale for No. 2 at 22.1), led Seattle (4-11) with 27 points. Ezi Magbegor added 12 points and Sami Whitcomb and Kia Nurse scored 10 points apiece.

New York finished with a season-high 16 steals — including five by Stewart and four by Vandersloot — and had 29 assists on 33 made field goals.

The Storm have lost three games in a row and five of their last six.

New York responded to a 98-81 loss at the WNBA-leading Las Vegas Aces on Thursday to win for the fifth time in six games.

Regular Season Series

NY wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	81 - 66
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	81 - 66
4th 20.0	Kia Nurse bad pass (Betnijah Laney steals)	81 - 66
4th 26.0	Jewell Loyd defensive rebound	81 - 66
4th 28.1	Courtney Vandersloot misses layup	81 - 66

Statistics

NY		SEA
33-71	FG	23-65
46	Field Goal %	35
8-25	3PT	9-25
32	Three Point %	36
7-8	FT	11-14
88	Free Throw %	79
37	Rebounds	33
8	Offensive Rebounds	8
29	Defensive Rebounds	25
30	Assists	16
16	Steals	5
7	Blocks	4
14	Turnovers	19
0	Team Turnovers	1
14	Total Turnovers	20
0	Technical Fouls	1
0	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
12	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	19
19	Fast Break Points	7
42	Points in Paint	28
20	Fouls	15
22	Largest Lead	0

Game Information

Climate Pledge Arena

Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 9,110 · 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

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	-	10	W1	0.77272725	34
Las Vegas	4	14	W16	0.6818182	30
Phoenix	7	17	L3	0.6136364	27
Seattle	11	21	W1	0.52272725	23
Golden State	11	21	L3	0.52272725	23
Los Angeles	13	23	L1	0.47727272	21
Dallas	24	34	W1	0.22727273	10

Full Standings

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