New York Liberty at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSeattle Storm snap 11-game losing streak with a 99-88 victory over the New York Liberty
Johnson, a 22-year-old rookie, led all scorers on 11-for-23 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds.
Malonga had 20 points and 10 rebounds for her second straight double-double. She also became the youngest in league history to reach 200 career defensive rebounds.
Seattle (4-15) jumped out to a 48-40 lead at the half before New York rallied, cutting a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to eight points with three minutes remaining. Malonga scored six of Seattle's final 10 points to help seal the win.
Jade Melbourne scored 18, Awa Fam had 15 and Natisha Hiedman — who surpassed 2,000 career points in the win — finished with 11 for Seattle.
Jonquel Jones led the Liberty (12-7) with 26 points, and Leonie Fiebich added 19. Sabrina Ionescu had 14 points and five assists for New York.
Seattle picked up its first win since May 24.
Storm: Host the Atlanta Dream on Saturday.
Regular Season Series
SEA leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 88 - 99 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 88 - 99 |
| 4th 22.7 |  |
Sabrina Ionescu makes driving layup | 88 - 99 |
| 4th 32.3 |  |
Dominique Malonga makes layup (Jade Melbourne assists) | 86 - 99 |
| 4th 52.0 | |
Storm defensive team rebound | 86 - 97 |
Statistics
 NY |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-71 | FG | 39-75 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 10-36 | 3PT | 9-28 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 14-20 | FT | 12-15 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fouls | 21 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 16 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 6 | Percent Led | 92 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 11,968 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 10 | W3 | 0.6296296 | 17 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W3 | 0.61538464 | 16 |
 New York |
2 | 12 | W2 | 0.5555556 | 15 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 12 | W2 | 0.53846157 | 14 |
 Toronto |
6.5 | 16 | L3 | 0.3846154 | 10 |
 Chicago |
8 | 18 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 9 |
 Connecticut |
10 | 20 | L2 | 0.25925925 | 7 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W7 | 0.78571427 | 22 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.7037037 | 19 |
 Las Vegas |
3 | 8 | L1 | 0.6923077 | 18 |
 Dallas |
3.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 18 |
 Portland |
10.5 | 16 | L2 | 0.4074074 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
11 | 16 | L5 | 0.3846154 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
12 | 18 | W2 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Seattle |
16.5 | 23 | L6 | 0.20689656 | 6 |
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