The Dream beat the Liberty 101–98 in Game 2 despite Breanna Stewart’s 35 points
Breanna Stewart posted 35 points in the loss, but the Dream finished with a 3-point win.
Game story
Breanna Stewart could not save the Liberty with 35 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists on 11-of-21 shooting (2-of-4 from three), 11-of-13 at the line in 43 minutes as the Atlanta Dream beat the New York Liberty 101–98 on Wednesday, October 7. Game 2 of the semifinals: the Dream lead the best-of-five series 2–0 and are one win from advancing, while the Liberty now face elimination.
New York Liberty vs. Atlanta Dream | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | October 7, 2026
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Who stood out
Breanna Stewart: 35 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists on 11-of-21 shooting (2-of-4 from three), 11-of-13 at the line in 43 minutes, a +2 in her minutes. By the observed shot locations, 2-of-7 in the paint outside the restricted area, 6-of-6 at the rim and 2-of-4 from above the break. She entered averaging 20.6 points this season; this finish was 14.4 above that mark. She had averaged 19.2 over her previous 10, putting this game 15.8 above that recent pace.
Breanna Stewart: Game 2 against her baselines
This game · her last 10 before it · her regular season entering it
Baselines are her regular-season games before this one (PropSports game log). Playoff games are never mixed into them.
PropSports box score (game 401918297) and PropSports game log values as of Oct 7, 2026 payload a0239f77be6a7874
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| Game 2 · 1 game | Last 10 · 10 G | Season · 44 G | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 35 | 19.2 | 20.6 |
| Rebounds | 11 | 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Assists | 6 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| Minutes | 43 | 32.1 | 32.9 |
How it happened
The overtime was the swing — the Dream won it 13–10 — and they led 56–54 at halftime. The game had 17 lead changes; the Dream’s largest lead was 8.
The Dream won it with their starters: the Liberty’s bench outscored theirs, 23–15.
The Dream made 34-84 from the field (40%) and 12-30 from three; the Liberty 35-64 (55%). Turnovers ran 9–17, and points off turnovers 10–28 in the Liberty’s favor — the margin came from shooting, not possession control. Rebounds went 35–36, points in the paint 42–44.
Where the game separated
The 5 team stats with the widest gaps
Selected by the size of each difference relative to a typical game-to-game gap for that stat. Descriptive, not a causal breakdown of the margin.
PropSports box score and linescore (game 401918297) values as of Oct 7, 2026 payload 4fd5e8a65a118451
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| Dream | Liberty | |
|---|---|---|
| Points off turnovers | 10 | 28 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 17 |
| Field goal % | 40% | 55% |
| Free throw % | 91% | 70% |
| Offensive rebounds | 11 | 5 |
What it means
A reason to be cautious about carrying this game forward: the Dream gave up more points off turnovers than they scored, 28–10. One game is still one game.
The Dream came into the series as the No. 4 seed and the Liberty as the No. 8; the higher seed held serve.
Next up: Game 3, ATL at NY on Oct 9 (no market capture yet) — and the Liberty allow 86.4 a game, 9th-most of 15. Player props enter the board inside 36 hours of tip.
Semifinals series
Dream lead the series 2–0
- W+10
- W+3
Each final game of the best-of-5 series through this one, from the Dream side; the number is the final margin.
PropBetEdge playoff bracket (final scores) values as of Oct 7, 2026 payload 4d462e998bd968a3
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| Team | Game | Result | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dream | Game 1 vs NY (92–82) | W | +10 |
| Dream | Game 2 vs NY (101–98) | W | +3 |
Betting relevance
On the spread: DraftKings’ line, had the Dream favored by 2.5; the 3-point margin put the Dream on the right side of the spread.
The 199 combined points went over the 170.5 total.
Breanna Stewart (35 points against 20.6 entering the game and 19.2 over her previous 10) is the line the next prop market has to price.
Markets touched: Spread · Total · Moneyline
Market evidence
Market reference: DraftKings (a single sportsbook). PropBetEdge also holds a pre-tip capture from Oct 7.
Unknowns
How the market prices both teams on the next slate beyond the stored captures.
Evidence & methodology4 cited records · how this story was built
Records cited
- PropSports box score + play-by-play + shot locations · source ↗
- PropSports team schedules (records after the game, scoring entering it) · source ↗
- PropSports standings (standings as of Oct 7) · source ↗
- DraftKings line
How this story was built
Photo: BDZ Sports · CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)Pictured: Breanna Stewart.
Generated by PropBetEdge’s deterministic newsroom (wnba-articles/1.7.0 · Full story, wnba-depth/1.1.0) and checked by the publication gate before release; betting relevance: actionable.
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