New York fielded only eight available players and remained without Breanna Stewart, Nyara Sabally, Isabelle Harrison and Sabrina Ionescu (day-to-day with a left foot injury). The Liberty lost 78-62 after committing 14 turnovers and collecting just four offensive rebounds. Atlanta converted turnovers into 18 points, outrebounded New York 42-33 and produced 21 second-chance points off 17 offensive boards. New York struggled with help defense and poor shooting, taking only 13 first-quarter shots and making five, while going 2-of-9 from three. Atlanta shot 48 percent early, hit four first-quarter threes and pushed leads to as many as 21 points.
The New York Liberty were depleted with just eight available players. They are still without Breanna Stewart, Nyara Sabally, and Isabelle Harrison, but also lacked Sabrina Ionescu, who is day-to-day with a left foot injury. The limited roster was evident, and New York struggled in almost every area in the 78-62 loss to the Atlanta Dream. New York had troubles protecting the ball, totaling 14 turnovers in the game. It wasn't creating extra chances either, only hauling in four offensive rebounds.
On the other hand, Atlanta capitalized on the Liberty's errors, converting them to 18 points. It also dominated the rebound battle. The Dream outrebounded the Liberty 42-33 and scored 21 second-chance points off their 17 offensive boards. The Liberty were slow to step into help defense, and couldn't get their shots to fall consistently. New York only took 13 shots in the first quarter and could only get five to drop.
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