The reigning champion Liberty dominated the upstart Sky on Thursday night in Chicago, breaking a WNBA record for 3-pointers in a game.

Entering Thursday, the WNBA record for most 3s in a game was 18, which had been done six times, most recently by the Liberty themselves last season. Against the Sky, they one-upped themselves and made 19 3s to set the league's new single-game record.

Led by Natasha Cloud with four 3-pointers and 18 points, the defending champion New York Liberty broke the WNBA regular-season record by making 19 3s in a 99-74 victory over the Chicago Sky on Thursday night.

The Minnesota Lynx forward is playing her best basketball, making her the early frontrunner for the league's most coveted award.

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Liberty forward Kennedy Burke didn’t know she was breaking a WNBA record Thursday when she fired up a 3 in the fourth quarter.

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