NBA

New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream

· Women's National Basketball Association
15-3, 7-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 96

6-9, 3-6 Home

Sabrina Ionescu scores 26 with 11 assists to help Liberty beat Dream 96-75

Sabrina Ionescu scores 26 with 11 assists in Liberty win

Jonquel Jones added 15 points and 11 rebounds while Breanna Stewart added 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks for the Liberty, who have won 11 of their past 12. New York (15-3) is off to the best start in franchise history.

Jones made a basket and Stewart followed with a three-point play that made it 12-7 midway through the first quarter and Atlanta trailed the rest of the way. Jones hit a 3-pointer with about a minute to go in the period to make it 27-16 and it was a double-digit game the rest of the way.

The Liberty made 36 of 70 (51.4%) from the field, hit 10 of 25 from 3-point range and went 14 of 15 from the free-throw line.

Atlanta (6-9) has lost three games in a row and five of its last six. The Dream, who went into the game ranked last in the WNBA in scoring (75.9 per game) and field-goal percentage (39.3%), made 30 of 79 (38%) from the field, including 2 of 12 (17%) from 3-point range.

Tina Charles led the Dream with 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Cheyenne Parker-Tyus added 10 points.

Rhyne Howard (ankle) — who, along with Allisha Gray, leads the team in scoring at 15.4 per game — did not play for Atlanta.

Regular Season Series

NY wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 96 - 75
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 96 - 75
4th 11.1 Kennedy Burke defensive rebound 96 - 75
4th 14.0 Laeticia Amihere misses free throw 2 of 2 96 - 75
4th 14.0 Laeticia Amihere makes free throw 1 of 2 96 - 75

Statistics

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36-70 FG 30-79
51 Field Goal % 38
10-25 3PT 2-12
40 Three Point % 17
14-15 FT 13-19
93 Free Throw % 68
38 Rebounds 40
7 Offensive Rebounds 14
31 Defensive Rebounds 26
25 Assists 21
7 Steals 5
4 Blocks 4
12 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 21
7 Fast Break Points 5
44 Points in Paint 40
17 Fouls 14
33 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Venue: Gateway Center

Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,260 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W5 0.6818182 30
Washington 2 16 W4 0.6363636 28
Indiana 2 16 L1 0.6363636 28
New York 4 18 L2 0.59090906 26
Chicago 14 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Toronto 19 33 L8 0.25 11
Connecticut 19 33 W1 0.25 11
Full Standings

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