Sabrina Ionescu scored 23 points and the New York Liberty beat the visiting Indiana Fever 87-74 on Wednesday night to snap a seven-game losing streak. Rebecca Allen added 17 as the Liberty outscored Indiana 33-17 in the second quarter.
The Liberty (2-7) also had two big runs in the second half -one in the third and one in the fourth quarter- to get an important win. Indiana missed its first 14 shots of the fourth and went 1 for 16 in the final 10 minutes.
Kelsey Mitchell scored 17 points for Indiana (3-9). Victoria Vivians added 14 points and Hartley had 10. The Fever played at home on Tuesday night and lost to Washington in the first of a back-to-back.
Rhyne Howard scored 22 points and the Atlanta Dream beat the visiting Minnesota Lynx 84-76. Kristy Wallace made five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 18 points for the Dream, who returned to its winning ways.
Erica Wheeler and Aari McDonald each scored 13 points for Atlanta (6-3). Monique Billings had 10 points and nine rebounds. Wheeler also had nine of the Dream’s 21 assists. Atlanta forced Minnesota into 24 turnovers, with Aari McDonald forcing seven steals.
Kayla McBride scored 20 points and Sylvia Fowles had 16 points and 20 rebounds for Minnesota (2-8), which sits in the bottom of the WNBA standings. Atlanta led 43-37 at the half-time and kept the lead until the end with timely plays.
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