NEW YORK -- The Liberty have been focused on winning the first championship after falling just short last year. They moved one step closer as Sabrina Ionescu tied a franchise playoff record with 36 points to help the Liberty beat the Atlanta Dream 91-82 on Tuesday night and advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs. "The ultimate goal is what it is. But, you know, it's every single game is a championship game to get to that final goal," Ionescu said. "And obviously our goal is to not lose at home. So this was really important for us to come out, take these two and have a couple days off and kind of rest, recharge and get ready for whatever it is we're going to play." The game drew another sellout crowd that included Olympian Gabby Thomas, singer Pharrell as well as Spike Lee and Whoopi Goldberg. Rapper Ja Rule performed at halftime. Ionescu said she got a high five from Lee during the third quarter. "I felt like New York was injected into me....