To say that the New York Liberty have been an absolute force in the WNBA this season would be a huge understatement at this point. The defending champs proved that again on Tuesday night as they produced another dominant performance, this time taking down ...

Sabrina Ionescu had 23 points and seven assists, Breanna Stewart added 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and the New York Liberty beat the Chicago Sky 85-66 on Tuesday night to become the ninth team in WNBA history to start a season 9-0.

With a record now of 9-0 following a drubbing of the Chicago Sky in Brooklyn on Tuesday, the defending-champion Liberty appear to be a team without flaws. The final was 85-66, but the reality was that New York never trailed in the game and held a lead that swelled to as much as 34 points.

Angel Reese posted a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double, but the undefeated and defending WNBA champion New York Liberty crushed the visiting Chicago Sky 85-66 on Tuesday evening.

Reese’s worst game came in the Sky’s previous meeting with the Liberty, when she scored a season-low two points on 0-of-8 shooting in a 99-74 loss in Chicago. Jones blocked two of Reese’s shots in that May 22 game, while Stewart and Nyara Sabally blocked her once apiece.

Fresh off winning the French Open, Coco Gauff takes in WNBA action courtside between the New York Liberty and Chicago Sky.

New York stands with the Minnesota Lynx as the only two teams in the WNBA with undefeated records. Heading into the Liberty matchup on Tuesday, New York sits at 8-0 on the season, ranked as the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference standings.

So often in its 28-year existence, the WNBA — from its players, to rules and play styles — have been told by the basketball world to take notes from the NBA. The cliche is old, outdated and just a lazy argument used in conversations where not much knowledge of the WNBA is present.