The WNBA slate on Thursday includes Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty (32-8) hosting the Minnesota Lynx (30-10) at Barclays Center, with the matchup starting at 8:00 PM ET.
The Liberty are outscoring opponents by 9.1 points per game with a +366 scoring differential overall. They put up 85.6 points per game (second in the WNBA) and give up 76.5 per contest (third in the league).
The Lynx are outscoring opponents by 6.4 points per game, with a +255 scoring differential overall. They put up 82 points per game (sixth in WNBA) and give up 75.6 per outing (second in the league).
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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
Favorite: Liberty -5.5
Liberty’s Last Game
New York enters this game following a 76-62 win over Las Vegas. The Liberty’s leading scorer was Sabrina Ionescu, who finished with 22 points, seven rebounds and two steals.
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 with 27 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and four blocks last time out, Minnesota won 88-77 versus 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 leads the Liberty at 20.4 points per contest, while also averaging 3.5 assists and 8.5 rebounds. She is fourth in the WNBA in scoring.
Ionescu paces her team in assists per contest (6.2), and also puts up 18.2 points and 4.4 rebounds. At the other end, she delivers 1 steal and 0.3 blocked shots.
Jonquel Jones posts a team-high 9 rebounds per game. She is also posting 14.2 points and 3.2 assists, shooting 53.9% from the field (third in league) and 39.1% from beyond the arc (10th in WNBA) with 1.5 made 3-pointers per game.
Betnijah Laney averages 11.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest. Defensively, she puts up 1.1 steals and 0 blocked shots.
Leonie Fiebich is posting 6.7 points, 1.8 assists and 3 rebounds per contest.
Lynx Players to Watch
Collier leads the Lynx in scoring (20.4 points per game) and rebounding (9.7), and posts 3.4 assists. She also delivers 1.9 steals (second in the WNBA) and 1.4 blocked shots (fifth in the league).
Courtney Williams is the Lynx’s top assist person (5.5 per game), and she posts 11.1 points and 4.7 rebounds. Her assist average ranks her sixth in the WNBA.
Alanna Smith gets the Lynx 10.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per contest. She also posts 1.4 steals and 1.5 blocked shots (third in the league).
The Lynx get 15 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game from Kayla McBride.
Bridget Carleton is putting up 9.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest, making 44.4% of her shots from the floor and 44.4% from beyond the arc (second in WNBA), with 2.3 triples per contest (10th in WNBA).
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