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Liberty suffer brutal OT loss to Dream to fall into 0-2 series hole

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Kenney, M. (2026, October 8). Liberty suffer brutal OT loss to Dream to fall into 0-2 series hole. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/07/sports/liberty-suffer-brutal-ot-loss-to-dream-angel-reese-to-fall-into-0-2-series-hole/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-08 · by Madeline Kenney

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In a dramatic overtime game during the WNBA semifinals, the Atlanta Dream defeated the New York Liberty 101-98 to take a commanding 2-0 series lead. The contest featured 17 lead changes and eight ties before rookie Marine Fauthoux tied the score with a three-pointer with 9.9 seconds left. Despite Jonquel Jones’ efforts, Sabrina Ionescu's critical turnover in the final moments sealed the Liberty’s loss, highlighting their season-long inconsistency.
Written by AI on 2026-10-08, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Wednesday night, the Atlanta Dream defeated the New York Liberty 101-98 in overtime, taking a commanding 2-0 lead in their WNBA semifinals series. After trailing by one point with 4.3 seconds left, New York was told they did not have a reset timeout available and were forced to inbound from under the basket, missing a potential game-tying shot. Postgame, Breanna Stewart revealed that officials had incorrectly informed them of their timeout status despite still having one remaining. The Liberty's failure to use this timeout properly has raised questions about officiating accuracy and team management during critical moments. With their season on the line, New York faces elimination if they lose Game 3 at home in a series where no team has ever come back from an 0-2 deficit before.

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Narrative

New York retained the possession but the Liberty’s hopes of tying the series and potentially heading to their third WNBA Finals in four years flew off with Sabrina Ionescu’s an errant pass into the stands.
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2026-10-08 · New York Post
Liberty suffer brutal OT loss to Dream to fall into 0-2 series hole · assertive framing

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Game 2 of the Semifinals provided plenty of drama. asserted
Game → provide → drama
The Liberty and Atlanta Dream battled in a game that included 17 lead changes and eight ties. asserted
that → battle → changes
We’ve got you covered on the Liberty beat Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Madeline Kenney about all things Liberty and WNBA. asserted
you → get → things
tRY IT NOWRookie Marine Fauthoux drained a game-tying 3 with 9.9 seconds left. asserted
Fauthoux → try → seconds
Rhyne Howard’s potential game-winner rolled off the rim. asserted
winner → roll → rim
The two teams needed an extra five minutes to determine the winner. asserted
teams → need → winner
Ultimately, it was the Dream who beat the Liberty 101-98 in overtime to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. asserted
who → beat → series
With the Liberty trailing by one, Jonquel Jones tried to back her way into the paint, but was swarmed by three Dream players, forcing a jump ball with 14.1 seconds left. asserted
Jones → trail → seconds
New York retained the possession but the Liberty’s hopes of tying the series and potentially heading to their third WNBA Finals in four years flew off with Sabrina Ionescu’s an errant pass into the stands. asserted
hopes → retain → stands
After a promising Game 1 by Ionescu, the Liberty star guard struggled Wednesday. asserted
guard → struggle → Ionescu
New York’s been plagued with inconsistent stretches game over game and quarter by quarter. asserted
York → plague → quarter
Ionescu had 27 points on 50 percent shooting in Game 1. On Wednesday, she finished with 10 points, seven assists and two turnovers — the last one was lethal. asserted
one → finish → points
Ionescu also missed four of her five free throws. asserted
Ionescu → miss → throws
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