Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty (32-8) will host the Minnesota Lynx (30-10) at Barclays Center on Thursday, Oct. 10. The opening tip is at 8:00 PM ET.
The Liberty’s +366 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 9.1 points per game) is a result of scoring 85.6 points per game (second in the WNBA) while giving up 76.5 per outing (third in the league).
The Lynx outscore opponents by 6.4 points per game (posting 82.0 points per game, sixth in league, and giving up 75.6 per contest, second in WNBA) and have a +255 scoring differential.
How to Watch Liberty vs. Lynx
- Date: Thursday, October 10, 2024
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN
- Live Stream: Sling TV
- Location: Brooklyn, New York
- Venue: Barclays Center
Liberty’s Last Game
New York prevailed by a final score of 76-62 in its last game against Las Vegas. Leading the way on offense for the Liberty was Ionescu, who finished with 19 points and seven rebounds. Breanna Stewart posted 19 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and four blocks.
- Sabrina Ionescu: 22 PTS | 7 REB |2 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 5 3PM
- Breanna Stewart: 19 PTS | 14 REB |5 AST | 1 STL | 4 BLK | 1 3PM
- Jonquel Jones: 14 PTS | 6 REB |0 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
Lynx’s Last Game
Led by Napheesa Collier (27 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 62.5 FG%) and Courtney Williams (24 PTS, 7 AST, 2 STL, 56.3 FG%, 3-3 from 3PT), Minnesota ended its last matchup winning 88-77 against Connecticut.
- Napheesa Collier: 27 PTS | 11 REB |4 AST | 1 STL | 4 BLK | 1 3PM
- Courtney Williams: 24 PTS | 5 REB |7 AST | 2 STL | 1 BLK | 3 3PM
- Kayla McBride: 19 PTS | 2 REB |4 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
Liberty Players to Watch
- Stewart posts a team-best 20.4 points per contest. She is also averaging 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists, shooting 45.8% from the field and 29.5% from downtown with 1.2 made 3-pointers per contest.
- Ionescu leads her squad in assists per game (6.2), and also posts 18.2 points and 4.4 rebounds. At the other end, she puts up 1.0 steal and 0.3 blocked shots.
- Jonquel Jones is tops on her team in rebounds per contest (9.0), and also puts up 14.2 points and 3.2 assists. Defensively, she averages 0.8 steals and 1.3 blocked shots (seventh in the WNBA).
- Betnijah Laney is posting 11.8 points, 3.3 assists and 4.2 rebounds per contest.
- Leonie Fiebich is posting 6.7 points, 1.8 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game.
Lynx Players to Watch
- Collier tops the Lynx in scoring (20.4 points per game) and rebounding (9.7), and averages 3.4 assists. She also averages 1.9 steals (second in the WNBA) and 1.4 blocked shots (fifth in the WNBA).
- Williams is the Lynx’s top assist person (5.5 per game), and she averages 11.1 points and 4.7 rebounds. Her assist average ranks her sixth in the league.
- Alanna Smith gives the Lynx 10.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. She also delivers 1.4 steals and 1.5 blocked shots (third in league).
- Kayla McBride is posting 15.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per contest, making 42.0% of her shots from the floor and 40.7% from 3-point range (fourth in league), with 2.7 triples per game (fifth in WNBA).
- Bridget Carleton gets the Lynx 9.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. She also averages 1.0 steal and 0.3 blocked shots.
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