Laney, Johannes combine for nine 3-pointers to help Liberty defeat Dream

Betnijah Laney made four three-pointers and scored a season-high 19 points, Marine Johannes added five three-pointers and 18 points, and the visiting New York Liberty beat the Atlanta Dream 110-80 on Friday night.

New York (8-3) scored 100-plus points for the third time this season — with two coming against Atlanta.

Jonquel Jones scored 12 points in the first six minutes to help New York build a 22-9 lead. The Liberty extended it to 59-40 by halftime after shooting 10 for 20 on three-pointers. Jones tied her season-high with 15 points in the half and Breanna Stewart added 11 points as New York shot 51 per cent from the field.

Six <a href="https://twitter.com/nyliberty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nyliberty</a> players scored in double figures to pick up the 110-80 win over the Dream ⬇<a href="https://twitter.com/BetnijahLaney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BetnijahLaney</a>: 19 PTS, 3 REB<a href="https://twitter.com/jus242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jus242</a>: 18 PTS, 9 REB<a href="https://twitter.com/MarineJ5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarineJ5</a>: 18 PTS, 2 AST<a href="https://twitter.com/Sloot22?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sloot22</a>: 16 PTS, 11 AST<a href="https://twitter.com/breannastewart?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BreannaStewart</a>: 13 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST<a href="https://twitter.com/KBT_5Blessed?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KBT_5Blessed</a>: 10 PTS, 4 REB<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MoreThanGame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MoreThanGame</a> <a href="https://t.co/ymNcN8oh4p">pic.twitter.com/ymNcN8oh4p</a>

Jones finished with 18 points and nine rebounds for New York. Courtney Vandersloot had 16 points, 11 assists and seven steals, and Stewart added 13 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Sabrina Ionescu, who returned after missing two games,