Liberty Complete Season Sweep in Dallas With 99-67 Win
Fri, Sep 13, 2024, 3:23 AM
GAME LEADERS
| NEW YORK | DALLAS | |
|---|---|---|
| POINTS | Ionescu (20) | Ogunbowale, Siegrist (11) |
| REBOUNDS | Jones (7) | McCowan (9) |
| ASSISTS | Ionescu (6) | Uzun (5) |
TEAM NOTABLES
On Thursday, the New York Liberty (31-6) completed a season sweep of the Dallas Wings (9-28), with a 99-67 victory.
At 31-6, the 2024 Liberty are off to the team’s best start through 37 games in franchise history.
The Liberty went on the team’s 40th run of 10 or more consecutive points this season, extending New York’s WNBA record for most scoring runs of 10 or more points in a season.
This marked the Liberty’s 16th 30-point win in franchise history, tying the Seattle Storm for the most 30-point wins by any organization in WNBA history.
Tonight, the Liberty passed the 2023 Aces for the second-most three-pointers made by a team in a single season throughout WNBA history (381 3PM), now only trailing the 2023 Liberty (444 3PM).
New York’s bench scored 32 points as the team moved to 15-0 in games where the Liberty’s bench outscores the opponent’s reserves.
The Liberty scored a season-high 30 fast-break points in the win, which is the most fast-break points scored by any team in a single game since 2022.
New York recorded at least 15 assists for the team’s 108th consecutive game to extend the longest streak of 15 or more assists in WNBA history.
Up Next: The Liberty will face the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday, September 15 at 3:00 p.m. ET at Barclays Center.
KEY RUNS
Q1: New York went on a 9-0 run from the 9:38 mark of the first to the 8:30 mark of the first quarter.
Q2: New York went on an 11-0 run from the 7:22 mark of the second to the 5:10 mark of the second quarter.
Q3: New York went on an 11-3 run from the 7:40 mark of the third to the 5:32 mark of the third quarter.
Q4: New York went on a 22-6 run from the 5:22 mark of the fourth to the 0:26 mark of the final quarter.
PLAYER NOTABLES
Sabrina Ionescu led the Liberty offense with 20 points and six assists…
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