The Liberty capped off a stretch of playing four games in a week Thursday night with a comfortable win against the Portland Fire.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Liberty capped off a stretch of playing four games in a week Thursday night with a comfortable 100-82 win against the Portland Fire.
But a third-quarter attack, led by Breanna Stewart, allowed New York to put the game away for good. The first 10 minutes after halftime was a promising turn of events, considering leading up to Thursday a troubling yet familiar trend had started to emerge in the Liberty’s first three games. That issue appeared to be a carryover into this campaign.
“When we have the lead, knowing that the other team is going to come out and try to punch first, that’s on me,” Stewart said after Tuesday’s stunning loss to the Fire. “And I’ll get the rest of the group really ready to go because … we’ve struggled with this in the past and we don’t want to have that continue. ”She scored 11 of her team-high 22 points in the first 10 minutes after halftime.
Rookie Pauline Astier joined in the attack, scoring seven of her 20 points in that frame, as she continues an impressive start to her WNBA career. How to watch New York Liberty vs. Portland Fire for free: Time, livestreamNew York unsurprisingly got its lick back after being on the losing end of the Fire’s first win in franchise history. That’s not exactly what happened — at least early.
The Liberty scored just 14 points in the first quarter — their lowest output to start a game this season — and trailed by six. It was the type of game that put even a brighter spotlight on Sabrina Ionescu’s absence as the Liberty could’ve used her as an on-court organizer. The start of the second quarter wasn’t much better than the first. The Liberty led 39-37 at halftime.
Thirty of the Liberty’s 32 made field goals were assisted. Jonquel Jones had six points, nine rebounds and three assists. Alex Fowler, whom the Liberty signed Thursday morning to a developmental contract, scored 12 points on 4-for-7 shooting off the bench. There’s hope that Ionescu and Satou Sabally may return when their schedule resumes May 21 against the Golden State Valkyries.
The Liberty are also expected to have more reinforcements on the horizon with Leonie Fiebich and Raquel Carrera possibly one win away from capturing the Spanish League title. Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images Stream It Or Skip It: 'Nemesis' On Netflix, Where A Master Thief Wanting To Get Out Is Pitted Against An L.A. Police Detective Obssessed With Catching Him
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