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Allisha Gray injured her pinky and ring fingers during Atlanta Dream's 92-82 victory over the New York Liberty on Sunday. She left the game twice in the first half and did not return, with her status for the playoff semifinals uncertain. The article highlights Gray’s significant impact as the team's leading scorer at 19 points per game and Coach Karl Smesko's concern about her absence affecting the team's performance.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The New York Liberty face the red-hot Atlanta Dream in Game 1 of their WNBA semifinal series on Sunday. The Dream swept the Washington Mystics with a 93-75 victory, while the Liberty became the first No. 8 seed to eliminate a No. 1 seed by sweeping the Minnesota Lynx. However, the Liberty's performance dropped significantly in Game 1 against Atlanta, losing 92-82 due to numerous turnovers and strong defense from Angel Reese and Jordin Canada. Despite missing key player Allisha Gray due to injury, the Dream dominated with Canada scoring 25 points and making five steals. The series now shifts to a crucial Game 2 in Atlanta on Wednesday.
Written for “WNBA Semifinals Liberty Versus Dream” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 9 other(s) covering the same event.
ATLANTA — Allisha Gray exited the first half twice during the Dream’s 92-82 win over the Liberty Sunday with a left hand injury.
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Gray → exit → injury
Her availability for the remainder of the semifinals wasn’t immediately known.
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availability → know → semifinals
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you → get → things
She went down to the locker room while holding her hand.
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She → go → hand
Gray reappeared from the tunnel with her fingers taped up and reentered the game at the 8:30 mark of the second quarter.
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fingers → reappear → quarter
After airballing a 3-point attempt, Gray pulled off the tape and threw it toward her team’s bench.
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Gray → airballe → bench
Despite the jacked-up hand, Gray’s defensive intensity didn’t waver.
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intensity → jack → hand
She dove on the floor for a loose ball and was credited with a steal.
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She → dive → steal
Gray stayed on the Liberty end of the floor while the play ensued on the other end.
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play → stay → end
She ultimately checked out of the game again and headed back to the locker room — this time for good.
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She → check → room
Gray, the Dream’s leading scorer averaging 19 points per game, was ruled out before the end of the first half.
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Gray → lead → half
Dream coach Karl Smesko didn’t have an immediate update on Gray after the game.
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Smesko → have → game
“Hopefully she’ll be OK,” Smesko said.
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Smesko → say → ?
“Obviously, she’s been a huge reason we’ve been so successful this year, and it was tough to see her not out there, but really proud of how the team pulled together and how they played in the game.”
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they → see → game
The Liberty didn’t know whether Han Xu would be available Sunday after she fell ill.
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she → know → ?
Han missed Saturday’s practice with a fever and was a game-time decision.
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Han → miss → fever
She was still feeling under the weather Sunday.
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She → feel → weather
“I know the team, they need me, and I want to be ready,” Han said.
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Han → know → me
“But it’s hard to breathe a little bit, but I still try my best.”
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I → ’ → best
Han, who had been a key contributor off the bench in New York’s first-round sweep, finished with three points and two rebounds in eight minutes.
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who → finish → minutes
Jonquel Jones lauded Han for pushing through.
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Jones → laud → Han
“She’s locked in,” Jones said.
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Jones → lock → ?
“She does a really good job of coming in and just allowing me to have a good rest on the bench and to really just watching the game and see it from a different perspective, so she’s been great.”
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she → do → perspective
Breanna Stewart said she’s willing to do whatever it takes to win — even if it means playing 40 minutes.
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it → say → minutes
She did that Sunday for the second consecutive game, but the Liberty still lost.
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Liberty → do → game
Stewart has brushed off concern regarding possible burnout given her heavy minutes at the FIBA Women’s World Cup and in the WNBA.
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Stewart → brush → WNBA
“It’s tricky sometimes,” coach Chris DeMarco said.
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DeMarco → ’ → ?
“It can be better to get the rest or in other cases, have [her] play closer in this game and there’s a rhythm to it, but yeah, we’re just going to continue to monitor it and make sure she’s good to go.”
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she → get → it
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