Liberty bombard Sky from beyond the arc

Erin Thorn scored a career-high 28 points to rally the new-look New York Liberty to an 83-71 victory over the Chicago Sky on Sunday in New York, in the season opener for both teams.

The Liberty matched a franchise record with 13 3-pointers, including a career-best seven by Thorn. New York topped its Madison Square Garden mark of 12 against Phoenix last July 9.

Shameka Christon scored 14 points, Loree Moore had 12 and Cathrine Kraayeveld contributed 10.

Monique Currie had 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead Chicago.

Monarchs 74, Lynx 64: At Minneapolis, Kara Lawson scored 19 points and Sacramento avoided a late rally to beat Minnesota.

After taking a 13-point advantage into halftime thanks to 15 second-chance points, the Monarches were outscored 18-10 in the third and saw their lead dwindle to four on three occasions in the final period.