Atlanta Dream @ New York Liberty
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS - GAME 1 • ATL leads series 1-0
19-15, 9-8 Away
81
19-15, 9-8 Away
22-12, 13-4 Home
75
22-12, 13-4 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Sancho Lyttle made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Coco Miller.
- Cappie Pondexter made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Armintie Price.
- Plenette Pierson missed Driving Layup.
- Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Two Point Shot.
- Sancho Lyttle made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Coco Miller.
- Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
- Angel McCoughtry missed Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Angel McCoughtry made Driving Layup.
- Angel McCoughtry made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Nicole Powell made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Armintie Price made Layup.
- Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
- Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.
- Angel McCoughtry missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Driving Layup.
- Angel McCoughtry made Driving Layup.
- Cappie Pondexter made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.
- Angel McCoughtry missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Driving Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Coco Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Coco Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
- Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Erika DeSouza.
- Essence Carson missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed 14 ft Running Jumper.
- Armintie Price made Driving Layup.
- Coco Miller missed Layup.
- Armintie Price made Driving Layup. Assisted by Coco Miller.
- Erika DeSouza made Layup. Assisted by Armintie Price.
- Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Essence Carson.
- Erika DeSouza missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
- Erika DeSouza made Two Point Shot.
- Essence Carson missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Erika DeSouza missed 12 ft Jumper.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Coco Miller made Layup.
- Plenette Pierson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
- Coco Miller missed Layup.
- Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed 9 ft Running Jumper.
- Plenette Pierson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kia Vaughn.
- Erika DeSouza made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
- Kalana Greene's Layup blocked by Erika DeSouza.
- Armintie Price missed Driving Layup.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed Jumper.
- Erika DeSouza missed Layup.
- Shalee Lehning missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shalee Lehning made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Angel McCoughtry missed Jumper.
- Alison Bales made Layup.
- Armintie Price made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Armintie Price made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
- Angel McCoughtry missed Driving Layup.
- Leilani Mitchell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shalee Lehning made Driving Layup.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Angel McCoughtry missed Layup.
- Angel McCoughtry's Layup blocked by Kia Vaughn.
- Erika DeSouza made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Erika DeSouza made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Angel McCoughtry missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Yelena Leuchanka made Layup. Assisted by Shalee Lehning.
- Angel McCoughtry missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.
- Angel McCoughtry made Driving Layup.
- Leilani Mitchell missed Layup.
- Erika DeSouza made Layup. Assisted by Shalee Lehning.
- Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
- Armintie Price's Driving Layup blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
- Erika DeSouza missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Coco Miller missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Sancho Lyttle missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Plenette Pierson made Driving Layup.
- Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Leilani Mitchell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
- Armintie Price missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Angel McCoughtry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Angel McCoughtry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Plenette Pierson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
- Sancho Lyttle missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Angel McCoughtry missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
- Shalee Lehning missed 10 ft Jumper.
- Leilani Mitchell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Iziane Castro Marques made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sancho Lyttle made Driving Layup. Assisted by Shalee Lehning.
- Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.
- Sancho Lyttle made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shalee Lehning.
- Armintie Price's 16 ft Jumper blocked by Nicole Powell.
- Kia Vaughn made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.
- Erika DeSouza missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Erika DeSouza missed Layup.
- Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Shalee Lehning made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Armintie Price.
- Kia Vaughn missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kia Vaughn missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Armintie Price missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Armintie Price's Driving Layup blocked by Kia Vaughn.
- Shalee Lehning missed Three Point Jumper.
- Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
- Essence Carson's Layup blocked by Erika DeSouza.
- Armintie Price missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Leilani Mitchell's Layup blocked by Sancho Lyttle.
- Erika DeSouza made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Erika DeSouza made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sidney Spencer missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Iziane Castro Marques made Driving Layup.
- Essence Carson missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Angel McCoughtry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Angel McCoughtry missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Plenette Pierson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
- Yelena Leuchanka made Layup. Assisted by Angel McCoughtry.
- Kia Vaughn made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.
- Shalee Lehning made Driving Layup.
- Plenette Pierson missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Angel McCoughtry missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
- Shalee Lehning missed Layup.
- Angel McCoughtry made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Angel McCoughtry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Leilani Mitchell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Angel McCoughtry made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Angel McCoughtry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Nicole Powell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
- Angel McCoughtry made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shalee Lehning.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Angel McCoughtry made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Angel McCoughtry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Angel McCoughtry made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Angel McCoughtry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Plenette Pierson missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Nicole Powell missed Layup.
- Nicole Powell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Nicole Powell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Armintie Price's Layup blocked by Essence Carson.
- Sancho Lyttle's 18 ft Jumper blocked by Plenette Pierson.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Angel McCoughtry made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Angel McCoughtry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter's Layup blocked by Angel McCoughtry.
- Iziane Castro Marques made Driving Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
- Angel McCoughtry made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Angel McCoughtry missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sidney Spencer missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | ATL | NYL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:00 | | Jumpball: Sancho Lyttle vs. Taj McWilliams-Franklin. Coco Miller gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 9:40 | | Sancho Lyttle made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Coco Miller. | 2 | 0 |
| 9:22 | | Leilani Mitchell Double Dribble | 2 | 0 |
| 9:12 | | Iziane Castro Marques Turnover | 2 | 0 |
| 9:00 | | Cappie Pondexter made 13 ft Two Point Shot. | 2 | 2 |
| 8:41 | | Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Armintie Price. | 4 | 2 |
| 8:22 | | Plenette Pierson missed Driving Layup. | 4 | 2 |
| 8:22 | | Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 2 |
| 8:19 | | Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Two Point Shot. | 4 | 4 |
| 8:08 | | Sancho Lyttle made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Coco Miller. | 6 | 4 |
| 7:52 | | Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin. | 6 | 6 |
| 7:43 | | Angel McCoughtry missed Jumper. | 6 | 6 |
| 7:41 | | Atlanta Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 6 |
| 7:20 | | Cappie Pondexter missed 12 ft Two Point Shot. | 6 | 6 |
| 7:18 | | Angel McCoughtry Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 6 |
| 7:11 | | Angel McCoughtry made Driving Layup. | 8 | 6 |
| 7:11 | | Cappie Pondexter Shooting Foul. Angel McCoughtry gains possession. | 8 | 6 |
| 7:11 | | Angel McCoughtry made Free Throw 1 of 1. | 9 | 6 |
| 7:00 | | Coco Miller Personal Foul. Taj McWilliams-Franklin gains possession. | 9 | 6 |
| 6:54 | | Nicole Powell made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter. | 9 | 8 |
| 6:43 | | Iziane Castro Marques missed 12 ft Jumper. | 9 | 8 |
| 6:41 | | Armintie Price Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 8 |
| 6:39 | | Armintie Price made Layup. | 11 | 8 |
| 6:31 | | Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell. | 11 | 10 |
| 6:24 | | Coco Miller Bad Pass | 11 | 10 |
| 6:11 | | Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell. | 11 | 12 |
| 5:50 | | Angel McCoughtry missed 10 ft Jumper. | 11 | 12 |
| 5:48 | | Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 12 |
| 5:37 | | Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Driving Layup. | 11 | 14 |
| 5:28 | | Angel McCoughtry made Driving Layup. | 13 | 14 |
| 5:15 | | Cappie Pondexter made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell. | 13 | 16 |
| 4:56 | | Angel McCoughtry missed 12 ft Jumper. | 13 | 16 |
| 4:56 | | Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 16 |
| 4:41 | | Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Driving Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell. | 13 | 18 |
| 4:31 | | Iziane Castro Marques missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 18 |
| 4:30 | | Atlanta Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 18 |
| 4:30 | Official Timeout. | 13 | 18 | |
| 4:30 | | Kia Vaughn enters the game for Plenette Pierson. | 13 | 18 |
| 4:30 | | Essence Carson enters the game for Nicole Powell. | 13 | 18 |
| 4:30 | | Erika DeSouza enters the game for Angel McCoughtry. | 13 | 18 |
| 4:22 | | Coco Miller missed 17 ft Jumper. | 13 | 18 |
| 4:22 | | Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 18 |
| 4:20 | | Cappie Pondexter Shooting Foul. Sancho Lyttle gains possession. | 13 | 18 |
| 4:20 | | Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 14 | 18 |
| 4:20 | | Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 15 | 18 |
| 4:07 | | Cappie Pondexter missed 9 ft Jumper. | 15 | 18 |
| 4:07 | | Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 18 |
| 4:01 | | Coco Miller missed 16 ft Jumper. | 15 | 18 |
| 4:00 | | Cappie Pondexter Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 18 |
| 3:55 | | Cappie Pondexter missed Layup. | 15 | 18 |
| 3:54 | | Cappie Pondexter Offensive Rebound. | 15 | 18 |
| 3:53 | | Cappie Pondexter Turnover | 15 | 18 |
| 3:35 | | Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Erika DeSouza. | 17 | 18 |
| 3:17 | | Essence Carson missed 19 ft Jumper. | 17 | 18 |
| 3:15 | | Erika DeSouza Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 18 |
| 3:02 | | Iziane Castro Marques missed 14 ft Running Jumper. | 17 | 18 |
| 3:00 | | Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 18 |
| 2:44 | | Armintie Price made Driving Layup. | 19 | 18 |
| 2:30 | | Sancho Lyttle Personal Foul. Cappie Pondexter gains possession. | 19 | 18 |
| 2:30 | | Nicole Powell enters the game for Cappie Pondexter. | 19 | 18 |
| 2:30 | | Plenette Pierson enters the game for Kia Vaughn. | 19 | 18 |
| 2:16 | | Essence Carson Bad Pass. Stolen by Sancho Lyttle. | 19 | 18 |
| 2:14 | | Coco Miller missed Layup. | 19 | 18 |
| 2:13 | | Atlanta Offensive Rebound. | 19 | 18 |
| 2:13 | | Taj McWilliams-Franklin Loose Ball Foul. Coco Miller gains possession. | 19 | 18 |
| 2:02 | | Armintie Price made Driving Layup. Assisted by Coco Miller. | 21 | 18 |
| 1:55 | | Essence Carson Bad Pass | 21 | 18 |
| 1:55 | | New York Full Timeout. | 21 | 18 |
| 1:40 | | Erika DeSouza made Layup. Assisted by Armintie Price. | 23 | 18 |
| 1:19 | | Nicole Powell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Essence Carson. | 23 | 21 |
| 56.9 | | Erika DeSouza missed 14 ft Jumper. | 23 | 21 |
| 55.6 | | Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound. | 23 | 21 |
| 54.6 | | Sancho Lyttle missed Layup. | 23 | 21 |
| 54.6 | | Erika DeSouza Offensive Rebound. | 25 | 21 |
| 54.6 | | Erika DeSouza made Two Point Shot. | 25 | 21 |
| 37.9 | | Essence Carson missed 12 ft Jumper. | 25 | 21 |
| 35.9 | | Coco Miller Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 21 |
| 19.9 | | Erika DeSouza missed 12 ft Jumper. | 25 | 21 |
| 17.7 | | Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound. | 25 | 21 |
| 15.3 | | Iziane Castro Marques missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper. | 25 | 21 |
| 13.6 | | Coco Miller Offensive Rebound. | 25 | 21 |
| 12.5 | | Coco Miller made Layup. | 27 | 21 |
| 1.9 | | Plenette Pierson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 21 |
| 0.2 | | Erika DeSouza Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 21 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 27 | 21 | |
Matchups
Game Information
New York, NY
2024-25 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 30 | 14 | .682 | - | W6 |
| New York | 27 | 17 | .614 | 3 | W3 |
| Indiana | 24 | 20 | .545 | 6 | W3 |
| Washington | 16 | 28 | .364 | 14 | L10 |
| Connecticut | 11 | 33 | .250 | 19 | L2 |
| Chicago | 10 | 34 | .227 | 20 | L4 |
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