New York Liberty at Chicago Sky
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLiberty set WNBA regular-season record with 19 3-pointers in 99-74 rout of Sky
Eight of nine Liberty players who attempted a 3-pointer made at least one from deep as they finished 19 for 34 (56%). The previous team and WNBA highs were 18 3-pointers in a regular-season game. The Las Vegas Aces made 23 3s in a playoff game in 2022.
Cloud made 4 of 5 from deep and had eight assists. Kennedy Burke had 17 points off the bench, going 4 of 4 on 3s. Sabrina Ionescu scored 16 points, Breanna Stewart 12 and Jonquel Jones 11 for New York (2-0).
New York shot 55% overall and made 16 of 17 free throws.
Chicago’s Angel Reese was 0-for-8 shooting and scored two points. It was the first time since 2021 that she failed to make at least one basket, ending a streak of 136 games, college and pro. She went 0 of 6 for Maryland in a 2021 Sweet 16 loss to Texas.
Reese had 12 rebounds, eight on offense, and five of Chicago’s 23 turnovers.
The Liberty led 28-23 after one quarter and 36-30 in the second period before closing the half on a 17-2 run.
Chicago (0-2) scored the first eight points of the third quarter but was never closer than that 13-point deficit. Cloud scored eight points in New York's 13-4 run in the first 2 1/2 minutes of the fourth quarter for an 88-58 lead.
Rachel Banham led Chicago with 15 points. Fourteen-year veteran Courtney Vandersloot, who played for New York last season when the Liberty won their first WNBA championship, scored 14 for the Sky.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 99 - 74 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 99 - 74 |
| 4th 15.2 |  |
Isabelle Harrison defensive rebound | 99 - 74 |
| 4th 18.1 |  |
Hailey Van Lith misses 22-foot three point jumper | 99 - 74 |
| 4th 28.0 | |
Jaylyn Sherrod makes free throw 1 of 1 | 99 - 74 |
Statistics
 NY |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-58 | FG | 25-69 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 19-34 | 3PT | 11-27 |
| 56 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 16-17 | FT | 13-25 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 52 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 24 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 31 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 9,025 · 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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