WASHINGTON — Numbers don’t lie.

Of course they can be manipulated or misrepresented in certain ways. But in the case of the Liberty being the WNBA’s best team through three weeks of action, the numbers tell the story.

With Thursday’s 86-78 win against the Mystics, the Liberty improved to 8-0 on the season, the best start in franchise history.

The Liberty score more points than any other team (91.1 per game) while also surrendering the fewest (72.1). Their net rating of 23.3 is the best mark in WNBA history through eight games.