New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream
· WNBA Commissioner's CupIonescu scores career-high 37 in Liberty's 106-83 rout of Dream
Ionescu made a franchise-record and career-high eight 3-pointers, the last putting the Liberty at the 100-point mark for the first time this season. She made 10 of 18 shots from the field, including 8 of 13 3-pointers and added 9-of-10 from the free-throw line.
Breanna Stewart had 25 points and nine rebounds, Jonquel Jones had 11 points and Courtney Vandersloot added 11 assists for New York (5-2).
Allisha Gray scored 17 points, Rhyne Howard 15 and Cheyenne Parker 12 for Atlanta (2-4).
Atlanta trailed 61-39 at halftime but closed to within 67-60 late in the third quarter. A steal and fast break layup by Marine Johannes put the Liberty up by nine, and New York finished the quarter on a 10-0 run. The Liberty added six points to their lead in the fourth quarter.
Atlanta led 15-13 in the first quarter before Stewart went on a nine-point scoring spree that included two 3-pointers, one of which became a four-point play. The Liberty led 26-19 at the end of the period.
Haley Jones hit a 3-pointer, got a rebound at the other end and hit a short jumper to draw Atlanta into a 33-all tie midway through the second quarter. But the Dream never took the lead and New York responded with a 14-1 run in which Ionescu scored 10 points. Her 20 points in the quarter were two shy of the WNBA record. She had 23 points in the first half and New York led 61-39 at the break.
The game was part of the Commissioner's Cup, in which New York is 4-2and Atlanta's record is 1-2.
The Liberty bounced back after an 86-82 loss to Chicago last time out and their scheduled game against Minnesota on Tuesday was postponed because of poor air quality in New York.
Regular Season Series
NY leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 106 - 83 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 106 - 83 | |
4th 20.0 | AD Durr bad pass (Han Xu steals) | 106 - 83 | |
4th 31.2 | Marine Johannes makes 16-foot pullup jump shot | 106 - 83 | |
4th 46.1 | Laeticia Amihere makes free throw 2 of 2 | 104 - 83 |
Statistics
NY | ATL | |
---|---|---|
34-75 | FG | 30-67 |
45.3 | Field Goal % | 44.8 |
14-30 | 3PT | 9-20 |
46.7 | Three Point % | 45.0 |
24-26 | FT | 14-22 |
92.3 | Free Throw % | 63.6 |
37 | Rebounds | 34 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
28 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
23 | Assists | 17 |
9 | Steals | 3 |
9 | Blocks | 3 |
10 | Turnovers | 17 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
13 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
17 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
28 | Points in Paint | 40 |
21 | Fouls | 21 |
28 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,209 · Capacity:
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indiana | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
New York | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Washington | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Connecticut | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Chicago | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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