The New York Liberty’s first chance to respond was on Sunday afternoon against the Atlanta Dream, in a characteristically insane bit of WNBA scheduling that saw the 11-4 Libs fly across the country on Saturday evening and play upon waking up the next day.

Jordin Canada had 15 points and eight assists, Brittney Griner scored 13 points and Naz Hillmon had 10 for Atlanta (11-6). Rhyne Howard was hit hard in the second half and did not return due to an upper body injury. She finished with five points in 24 minutes.

The Atlanta Dream are off to a strong start in the 2025 WNBA season. While they dropped a tough overtime game to the Minnesota Lynx on Friday in Atlanta, they bounced back with a big, confidence-boosting win on Sunday against the defending champion New York Liberty.