Leonie Fiebich hit four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting, Breanna Stewart added 20 points and 11 rebounds and the New York Liberty never trailed in their 83-69 win over the Atlanta Dream in Game 1 in the first round of the WNBA playoffs.

Leonie Fiebich's promotion to the starting five allowed the New York Liberty to open the 2024 WNBA Playoffs on a high note.

Brondello made a lineup change, inserting a weapon that the Liberty didn’t have last year in their run to the Finals. Rookie Leonie Fiebich started in the backcourt in place of 14th-year point guard Courtney Vandersloot, with Sabrina Ionescu able to handle the point.

Fiebich shined in her new role. The 24-year-old German forward scored a game-high, and career-best, 21 points and sank four 3-pointers, helping the Liberty to an 83-69 Game 1 rout of the Dream in the opening-round playoff series at Barclays Center.

Leonie Fiebich hit four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting, Breanna Stewart added 20 points and 11 rebounds and the New York Liberty never trailed Sunday in their 83-69 victory over the Atlanta Dream in Game 1 in the first round of the WNBA playoffs.

Rookie Leonie Fiebich earned praise from her Liberty teammates and Dream coach Tanisha Wright for her record-breaking Game 1.

Rookie Leonie Fiebich scored a career-high 21 points to help the New York Liberty beat the visiting Atlanta Dream 83-69 on Sunday in Game 1 of their WNBA playoff series.

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