The Atlanta Dream made a lot of moves in the offseason, hiring Karl Smesko from Florida Gulf Coast and bringing in Brittney Griner and Brionna Jones to complement Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray. So far the moves have paid off as the Dream have the third best record in the league behind Minnesota and New York.

Then Stewart hit a layup to give the Liberty the edge at 81-79 with 1:56 to go. After an Atlanta turnover, Stewart scored from in close to double the margin. Brionna Jones scored on an offensive rebound to cut it to 83-81. The Liberty had a shot clock violation, but Rhyne Howard missed inside.