FINAL · GAME DETAIL
New York Liberty
vs Atlanta Dream
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
Schedule note: WNBA Commissioner's Cup
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 21 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 104 |
| ATL | 19 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 90 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
New York Liberty finished ahead of Atlanta Dream, 104-90, a 14-point margin. The first-half totals were 51 for New York Liberty and 44 for Atlanta Dream; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 53 and 46. The combined final of 194 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: NY 21-ATL 19, 21-19 cumulative; 2Q: NY 30-ATL 25, 51-44 cumulative; 3Q: NY 29-ATL 20, 80-64 cumulative; 4Q: NY 24-ATL 26, 104-90 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. New York Liberty's highest-scoring period was 30 points, while Atlanta Dream's high was 26; the final separation was 14 points.
The first-half margin was 7 points, compared with 7 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
New York Liberty recorded 54% from the field, 52% from three and 86% at the line; Atlanta Dream posted 44%, 31% and 56%. Rebounds finished 40-24, assists 24-22 and turnovers 19-5. The same team box reports a 32-48 split in paint points and 7-9 in offensive rebounds.
Breanna Stewart led New York Liberty with 19 points. Breanna Stewart supplied a team-high 11 rebounds, while Breanna Stewart led with 5 assists. For Atlanta Dream, the corresponding leaders were Angel Reese with 25 points, Angel Reese with 9 rebounds and Jordin Canada with 7 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from NY and 11 from ATL. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, New York Liberty are 17-13, No. 8 overall and No. 4 in the East, 2.5 games behind the conference leader. Atlanta Dream are 18-10, No. 5 overall and No. 2 in the East, 0.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +64 and +116.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, New York Liberty stood at 9-4 across 13 games and Atlanta Dream at 8-4 across 12. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 5-0 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 448-395 for the away team and 443-414 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, New York Liberty recorded 1 wins and Atlanta Dream 0; aggregate scoring was 104-90. The teams are separated by 3 places in the overall order and by 1 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | NY | ATL |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 54 | 44 |
| 3P% | 52 | 31 |
| FT% | 86 | 56 |
| Rebounds | 40 | 24 |
| Assists | 24 | 22 |
| Turnovers | 19 | 5 |
| Paint points | 32 | 48 |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart * | 35 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 5-9 | 20 |
| Leonie Fiebich * | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2-7 | 7 |
| Jonquel Jones * | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 5-8 | -2 |
| Pauline Astier * | 26 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 6-10 | 6 |
| Marine Johannes * | 22 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 12 |
| Satou Sabally | 17 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 5-9 | 0 |
| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-2 | 11 |
| Rebekah Gardner | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3-5 | 3 |
| Raquel Carrera | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 10 |
| Han Xu | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | -3 |
| Marine Fauthoux | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Rebecca Allen | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Sabrina Ionescu | BACK | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Atlanta Dream
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyne Howard * | 36 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 7-18 | -12 |
| Angel Reese * | 33 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 11-22 | -7 |
| Allisha Gray * | 31 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 7-11 | -1 |
| Naz Hillmon * | 30 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3-8 | -18 |
| Jordin Canada * | 29 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0-5 | 1 |
| Isobel Borlase | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | -14 |
| Te-Hina Paopao | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | -17 |
| Madina Okot | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | -7 |
| Sika Kone | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Aaliyah Nye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Indya Nivar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Brionna Jones | RIGHT KNEE | – | – | – | –-– | – |