Jonquel Jones, the bench, an improved inside-out game -- these and more factors that could help the Liberty finally win a WNBA title.
Chicago Sky's 2-year-old daughter Ruby raced onto the floor and stood alongside Ellie the Elephant as she watched her mom anddo a postgame interview at half court. A portion of the 17,758 fans in attendance -- a Liberty record for Barclays Center -- stuck around to observe and offer their team a final round of applause.
Still, clinching to the franchise's first championship remains paramount, particularly after last year's newly formed Liberty superteam fell to the Aces in the Finals. An example of the great: holding the Sun to 68 points on 35.8% shooting Wednesday. An example of the average: allowing theBrondello and her team acknowledge defense as their primary focus this season. Stronger team chemistry can translate on the defensive end too, but it's also an area the coach often says comes down to"commitment."
Brondello said Wednesday the Liberty are at their best when Jones is playing at a high level. Following her 18-point, 13-rebound double-double Thursday, the Liberty are 16-1 this season when she scores 10 or more points, and 3-4 when she scores 9 or fewer -- with two of those losses coming to the Lynx, including in the Commissioner's Cup final. On her career, Jones' teams are 47-4 when she scores 20-plus points, the best record in WNBA history .
On Wednesday, with the Sun defense taking away the 3-point line, New York managed just 13 attempts from the arc but found ways to get downhill or otherwise outscore Connecticut in the paint 40-26.
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