Transcript: Atlanta Dream 95, New York Liberty 84. Dream stay perfect in East with road win over Liberty. Breanna Stewart led everyone with 27 points.
The story
Atlanta's balance proved too much for New York to handle. The Dream led 41-38 at halftime and pushed the advantage to 73-62 after 3 quarters, surviving a Liberty comeback attempt. The 4th quarter was even, but Atlanta's lead held. Jordin Canada orchestrated the offense with 9 assists and 19 points. Angel Reese grabbed 10 rebounds while DeWanna Bonner added 17 points. Breanna Stewart led New York with 27 points and 14 rebounds, but the Liberty couldn't find enough offensive rhythm. Atlanta stays 1st in the East at 30-14.
2Canada's 9 assists controlled the game's pace. Her 19 points and 3 steals made her the engine of Atlanta's balanced attack, especially when the Liberty mounted pressure in the second half.
The stat line
The stat line
| New York Liberty | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart | 27 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jonquel Jones | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pauline Astier | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabrina Ionescu | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rebecca Allen | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rebekah Gardner | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Han Xu | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonie Fiebich | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marine Johannes | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Dream | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordin Canada | 19 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Angel Reese | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DeWanna Bonner | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhyne Howard | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Allisha Gray | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Naz Hillmon | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Te-Hina Paopao | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isobel Borlase | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |