SEATTLE -- Tina Charles scored a season-high 30 points to help the New York Liberty beat the Seattle Storm 81-77 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.
New York (11-5) is off to its best start since going 16-5 in 2001.
Tanisha Wright added 12 points for New York, including a fast-break layup with 36 seconds left for a three-point lead. Swin Cash scored six points to move past Sheryl Swoopes for 14th place on the league's all-time scoring list.
Sue Bird and Ramu Tokashiki scored 14 points apiece for Seattle (5-13), which lost to New York for a fifth straight time. Seattle begins a six-game road trip after the All-Star break, returning to the KeyArena on August 14.
Seattle fell behind 26-13 after the first quarter, hitting just 28 percent (4 of 15) from the field. But the Storm outscored the Liberty 32-14 in the second, closing on a 10-2 run with 3-pointers by Bird and Alysha Clark, for a 45-40 lead.



Final

Liberty 81

(11-5, 5-3 away)

Storm 77

(5-13, 4-5 home)






10:00PM,EDT,July 21,2015
Key Arena, Seattle, WA

1 2 3 4 T
NY 26 14 17 2481
SEA 13 32 13 1977
Top Performers
New York: T. Charles 30 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl
Seattle: S. Bird 14 Pts, 2 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl




New York Liberty
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Swin Cash, F212-50-12-321300010-66
Epiphanny Prince, C224-101-41-100042032-310
Tina Charles, C3414-240-02-323522002+1330
Carolyn Swords, C171-30-00-023500001-102
Tanisha Wright, G296-120-00-115650023+612
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Essence Carson, F213-60-00-012333001+46
Avery Warley-Talbert, C21-10-00-00000000002
Kiah Stokes, C211-10-02-205520213+184
Sugar Rodgers, G223-91-51-22241001208
Brittany Boyd, G110-10-01-201130021-21
Rebecca Allen, FDNP KNEE INJURY
Candice Wiggins, GDNP COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS
FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF   PTS

35-722-109-1410223220721015 81

48.6%20.0%64.3%
Fast break points:   2
Points in the paint:   52
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   10 (12)
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court.
Seattle Storm
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Crystal Langhorne, F276-90-01-123511021+613
Ramu Tokashiki, F196-120-12-222410203014
Alysha Clark, F334-51-10-006630034-59
Sue Bird, G315-111-33-302271032-414
Jewell Loyd, G292-60-04-405500044-158
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Abby Bishop, F213-72-60-004413001-48
Markeisha Gatling, C132-60-03-422400102-107
Jenna O'Hea, G70-10-10-001110010+10
Angel Goodrich, G202-50-10-001111010+114
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, FDNP COACH'S DECISION
Quanitra Hollingsworth, CDNP COACH'S DECISION
Monica Wright, GDNP NOT WITH TEAM
TOTALS
FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF   PTS

30-624-1313-146263215631417 77

48.4%30.8%92.9%
Fast break points:   2
Points in the paint:   32
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   15 (19)
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court.
 Flagrant Fouls: None
 Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: None - TEAMS (def3sec): None - COACHES: None
 Officials: Amy Bonner, Kurt Walker, Tim Greene
 Attendance: 4,978
 Time of Game: 1:45