Top Liberty vs. Sun Players to Watch - 7/16/2024
Breanna Stewart’s New York Liberty (20-4) and Alyssa Thomas’ Connecticut Sun (18-5) hit the court at Barclays Center on Tuesday, July 16, beginning at 7:00 PM ET.
The Liberty are outscoring opponents by 9.0 points per game with a +217 scoring differential overall. They put up 86.0 points per game (second in the WNBA) and allow 77.0 per outing (third in the league).
The Sun’s +173 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 7.5 points per game) is a result of putting up 80.0 points per game (eighth in WNBA) while giving up 72.5 per outing (first in league).
How to Watch Liberty vs. Sun
- Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: Prime Video, WWOR, NBCS-BOS, and Liberty Live
- Live Stream: Prime Video
- Location: Brooklyn, New York
- Venue: Barclays Center
Liberty’s Last Game
New York, led by Sabrina Ionescu with 14 points and six assists, picked up an 81-67 victory over Chicago in their most recent outing. Jonquel Jones added 14 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and three blocks.
- Sabrina Ionescu: 28 PTS | 3 REB |6 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 4 3PM
- Jonquel Jones: 14 PTS | 9 REB |7 AST | 0 STL | 3 BLK | 1 3PM
- Leonie Fiebich: 13 PTS | 6 REB |2 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 3 3PM
Sun’s Last Game
With Rachel Banham leading the team with 24 points, Connecticut ended up winning against Phoenix 96-69 in its last game.
- Rachel Banham: 24 PTS | 2 REB |1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 8 3PM
- DeWanna Bonner: 17 PTS | 5 REB |4 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
- Brionna Jones: 16 PTS | 8 REB |3 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
Liberty Players to Watch
- Stewart posts 19.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. Defensively, she posts 2.0 steals (third in league) and 1.5 blocked shots (fourth in league).
- Ionescu is tops on the Liberty with 19.4 points per contest (sixth in league) and 6.2 assists (fifth in league), while also averaging 4.3 rebounds.
- Jones paces the Liberty at 9.2 rebounds per contest, while also posting 3.5 assists and 15.6 points. She is fifth in the WNBA in rebounding.
- Betnijah Laney puts up 12.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per contest. Defensively, she puts up 1.4 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
- Leonie Fiebich posts 5.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. At the other end, she averages 0.7 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
Sun Players to Watch
- Thomas is No. 1 on the Sun in rebounding (9.2 per game) and assists (7.7), and produces 11.2 points. She also delivers 1.5 steals (ninth in the WNBA) and 0.5 blocked shots.
- DeWanna Bonner tops the Sun in scoring (17.1 points per game), and produces 6.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists. She also delivers 1.3 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
- Brionna Jones gets the Sun 13.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest. She also averages 1.2 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
- DiJonai Carrington gets the Sun 12.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest. She also posts 1.0 steal and 0.4 blocked shots.
- The Sun get 11.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game from Tyasha Harris.