Sabrina Ionescu’s New York Liberty (1-0) hit the road to play Kelsey Mitchell and the Indiana Fever (0-1) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, May 16. The game tips off at 7:00 PM ET.
The Liberty outscored opponents by 8.6 points per game last season (posting 89.2 points per game, second in league, and allowing 80.6 per outing, fourth in WNBA) and had a +347 scoring differential.
The Fever were outscored by 4.1 points per game last season (scoring 81.0 points per game to rank seventh in the league while giving up 85.1 per contest to rank 12th in the WNBA) and had a -162 scoring differential overall.
How to Watch Liberty vs. Fever
- Date: Thursday, May 16, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: Prime Video, WWOR, and WTHR-13
- Live Stream: Prime Video
- Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
- Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
- Favorite: Liberty -6.5
Liberty’s Last Game
Last time out, New York picked up an 85-80 victory versus Washington. The Liberty were led by Jonquel Jones’ 25 points and eight rebounds and Betnijah Laney’s 20 points and two steals.
- Jonquel Jones: 25 PTS | 8 REB |2 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 4 3PM
- Betnijah Laney: 20 PTS | 4 REB |2 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM
- Sabrina Ionescu: 15 PTS | 7 REB |8 AST | 1 STL | 2 BLK | 1 3PM
Fever’s Last Game
With a final score of 92-71, Indiana lost to Connecticut the last time out. Caitlin Clark led the team (20 PTS, 2 STL, 33.3 FG%, 4-11 from 3PT).
- Caitlin Clark: 20 PTS | 0 REB |3 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 4 3PM
- NaLyssa Smith: 13 PTS | 9 REB |1 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 1 3PM
- Erica Wheeler: 8 PTS | 1 REB |2 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
Liberty Players to Watch (2023 Stats)
- Breanna Stewart tallied 23.0 points and 9.3 rebounds per game last season.
- Courtney Vandersloot dispensed 8.1 assists per game while scoring 10.5 PPG.
- Ionescu knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.6 per contest a season ago.
- Stewart racked up 1.5 steals and 1.6 blocks per game last season.
Fever Players to Watch (2023 Stats)
- Mitchell put up 18.2 points per game last season to go with 1.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists.
- Aliyah Boston grabbed 8.4 rebounds per game, while Erica Wheeler notched 5.0 assists per contest.
- Mitchell knocked down 2.6 threes per game a season ago.
- Boston racked up 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per game last season.
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