Transcript: Atlanta Dream 92, New York Liberty 82. Dream hold off Liberty comeback in Atlanta. Sabrina Ionescu led everyone with 27 points.
The story
New York had answers early. Sabrina Ionescu led the Liberty to a 24-21 first quarter, and the teams traded baskets through the half as New York took a 40-37 lead into the break. Then Atlanta found another gear. The Dream built their offense around Jordin Canada and DeWanna Bonner, and the home crowd helped them pull away. A 13-0 run in the 3rd quarter turned the game. By the end of the quarter, Atlanta led 69-55. New York fought back with an 8-0 run in the 4th, but Atlanta held on. The final was 92-82, Dream.
227 points on 10 made field goals. Ionescu had the game high and led the Liberty's fourth quarter push, but Atlanta's depth and that third-quarter surge proved too much to overcome.
The stat line
The stat line
| Atlanta Dream | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordin Canada | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| DeWanna Bonner | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel Reese | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Rhyne Howard | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Allisha Gray | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isobel Borlase | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Te-Hina Paopao | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madina Okot | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naz Hillmon | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| New York Liberty | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabrina Ionescu | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Breanna Stewart | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Jonquel Jones | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Leonie Fiebich | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pauline Astier | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Han Xu | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marine Johannes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marine Fauthoux | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rebecca Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
