Chicago hosts New York after Ionescu’s 21-point showing
New York Liberty (19-4, 13-2 Eastern Conference) at Chicago Sky (9-13, 5-8 Eastern Conference)
Chicago; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: New York Liberty visits the Chicago Sky after Sabrina Ionescu scored 21 points in the Liberty’s 91-76 victory over the Chicago Sky.
The Sky’s record in Eastern Conference play is 5-8. Chicago leads the WNBA with 11.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Angel Reese averaging 4.7.
The Liberty are 13-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. New York is the top team in the Eastern Conference scoring 12.9 fast break points per game.
Chicago’s average of 4.5 made 3-pointers per game is 2.9 fewer made shots on average than the 7.4 per game New York allows. New York has shot at a 45.5% clip from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points above the 43.7% shooting opponents of Chicago have averaged.
The two teams square off for the fourth time this season. The Liberty defeated the Sky 91-76 in their last meeting on July 11. Ionescu led the Liberty with 21 points, and Chennedy Carter led the Sky with 22 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Reese is shooting 41.1% and averaging 13.8 points for the Sky.
Breanna Stewart is scoring 19.3 points per game and averaging 9.0 rebounds for the Liberty.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sky: 5-5, averaging 79.7 points, 37.9 rebounds, 20.4 assists, 6.9 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.0 points per game.
Liberty: 8-2, averaging 86.7 points, 34.5 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.3 points.
INJURIES: Sky: Elizabeth Williams: out for season (meniscus).
Liberty: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.