The are on their way to the semifinals of the 2024 WNBA playoffs. New York played host to the Atlanta Dream in Game 2 of their first round series at the Barclays Center on Tuesday night, and thanks to an absolutely outrageous performance by , the Liberty punched their ticket to the second round with a 91-82 win to secure a 2-0 sweep. With their backs against the wall, Atlanta came out playing like a team that was desperate to stave off elimination.
The team opened up the game on an 11-3 run, then spent the remainder of the frame keeping the Liberty at arm’s length. No one was more responsible for the team’s hot start than Allisha Gray, as the guard took it to New York from the jump. Thanks to her 14 points on 4-for-4 shooting from three, Atlanta found itself up, 28-19, after one.
The Dream are turning up the HEAT with an early 11-0 run 😤 NYL calls timeout. ESPN 📺 | presented by — WNBA (@WNBA) 14 PTS and there’s still time left in the 1Q 😳 Allisha Gray is locked in, hitting a perfect 4-4 from deep! ATL-NYL on ESPN 📺 | presented by — WNBA (@WNBA) It did not take long for the Liberty to restore a bit of order to the proceedings. The league’s No.
1 overall seed came roaring out of the gates in the second quarter, and rode an 18-6 run to take the lead on an Ionescu three. HERE COMES NEW YORK 🗽 JJ swats it away and Sabrina drains the three for the lead in Game 2 ATL-NYL on ESPN 📺 | presented by — WNBA (@WNBA) But the Dream did not let things get away.
