New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationBrionna Jones scores 21, Allisha Gray adds 20 and the Dream beat the Liberty 90-81
Jordin Canada had 15 points and eight assists, Brittney Griner scored 13 points and Naz Hillmon had 10 for Atlanta (11-6). Rhyne Howard was hit hard in the second half and did not return due to an upper body injury. She finished with five points in 24 minutes.
Breanna Stewart had 21 points and nine rebounds, and Natasha Cloud scored 20 points for New York (11-5), which has lost four of its last five games. Sabrina Ionescu added 14 points on 5-of-15 shooting.
Atlanta held a double-digit lead the entire third quarter and for most of the fourth until Marine Johannes capped the scoring with 1:05 left on a 3-pointer.
Gray made 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to finish with 10 points in the fourth quarter and give Atlanta an 88-70 lead.
The Dream scored 62 points in the paint — their most since the 2012 season.
The Dream led 47-34 at halftime despite going 0 for 10 behind the arc and 5 of 12 from the foul line. Atlanta shot 21 of 29 inside the arc, scoring 40 points in the paint. New York shot 37.5% but after Stewart and Cloud, who both had 11 points, the rest of the team was just 4 of 16.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 81 - 90 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 81 - 90 |
| 4th 7.1 |  |
shot clock turnover | 81 - 90 |
| 4th 31.1 | |
Allisha Gray defensive rebound | 81 - 90 |
| 4th 33.1 |  |
Jaylyn Sherrod misses 23-foot three point jumper | 81 - 90 |
Statistics
 NY |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-68 | FG | 37-70 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 9-26 | 3PT | 4-19 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 12-15 | FT | 12-22 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 55 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 62 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,265 · 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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