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.

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Sunday’s game at Atlanta was supposed to be an opportunity to save face and end the road trip on a high note. Instead, the Liberty lost for the fourth time in five games, this one 90-81 to the