Transcript: Atlanta Dream 101, New York Liberty 98, in overtime. Dream hold off Liberty in overtime thriller. Breanna Stewart led everyone with 35 points.
The story
Atlanta won 101-98 in overtime, surviving a 7-point deficit to claim a postseason victory at home. The Dream led 56-54 at halftime and 75-74 after 3 quarters. A 10-0 run in the 2nd quarter proved crucial. New York fought back in the 4th and overtime, going on an 8-0 run in the extra period, but Atlanta's depth held. Jordin Canada led the Dream with 8 assists and 23 points. Breanna Stewart had the game high with 35 points for New York. Atlanta is 1st in the East at 30-14; New York is 4th at 26-18.
2Canada orchestrated the Dream's offense with 8 assists and 23 points, running the show in a tight postseason matchup that needed overtime to settle.
The stat line
The stat line
| Atlanta Dream | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Reese | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Jordin Canada | 23 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Rhyne Howard | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Naz Hillmon | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isobel Borlase | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DeWanna Bonner | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Te-Hina Paopao | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New York Liberty | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart | 35 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jonquel Jones | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Marine Fauthoux | 20 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Sabrina Ionescu | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pauline Astier | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leonie Fiebich | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rebekah Gardner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Han Xu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marine Johannes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rebecca Allen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
