New York Liberty Makes WNBA History After Only Four Games Into The Season

The New York Liberty had a great run in 2024. Winning the WNBA championship, the team looked ready to defend its title last year. Unfortunately, they could not advance past the playoffs, leading to their head coach, Sandy Brondello, being fired. This year, too, the injuries plagued the team, forcing the front office to sign players on hardship contracts.

Surprisingly, despite not having the ideal conditions, Liberty did start off on a winning note. And now, with four games in, New York’s performance graph is steadily going upwards. So much so that the team has achieved a rare WNBA feat.

New York Liberty Makes History Following Incredible Surge

After four games, the Liberty will be breathing a lot easier. Having lost just one game against the Portland Fire,  New York has won all three of its games. Now, while a 3-1 run is a story-worthy topic in itself, Liberty is making the news for its scoring. 

For the first time in WNBA history, a team has dropped more than 95 points in all of its opening four games. To give a sense of how dominant the run is, none of the teams have managed to score 95+ points in more than 2 games to start the season. 

The Liberty are the first team to score over 95 points in each of their first 4 games of a season in WNBA history!

No other team had more than 2 such games in a row to start a season in league history. pic.twitter.com/fqeewIzhBg

— ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) May 15, 2026

Opening the season against the Connecticut Sun, it was Breanna Stewart who made all the headlines. Logging in for 28 minutes, the star player dropped 31 points to lead Liberty to a 106-75 victory. Next up were the Washington Mystics. Marine Johannes (25 points) and Stewart (23 points) combined to put over their team 98-93. 

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Meanwhile, as Portland Fire shocked the former champions, the team quickly turned it around and had its revenge right away. 

New York Liberty Avenges Shock Loss Against Portland Fire With Dominant Victory

Following a 2-0 winning start, a confident Liberty bunch came face-to-face with the Fire. As the game swung like a pendulum, Sarah Ashlee-Barker clinched a buzzer-beater basket to upset New York 98-96. Unfortunately, the happiness did not last long enough for Portland.

Facing the Liberty again, the latter showed why they were the champions. Taking control from the beginning, Stewart and co. ran away with the game. Clinching a 100-82 win, revenge was complete for the 2024 champions. 

Liberty beat the Fire 100-82 thanks to a monster third quarter.

Stewart: 22 pts, 7 reb
Astier: 20 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast
Gardner: 14 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast

Thirty of the Liberty’s 32 FGM were assisted. Johannes contributed a career-high 11 dimes.

All in all, successful first trip.

— Madeline Kenney (@madkenney) May 15, 2026

Now, with more challenging times ahead, fans will be eager to see how things pan out in the future.