Minnesota Lynx (28-9, 14-5 Western Conference) at New York Liberty (31-6, 15-3 Eastern Conference)
new York; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT
CONCLUSION: New York Liberty faces the Minnesota Lynx after Sabrina Ionescu scored 20 points in the New York Liberty’s 99-67 win over the Dallas Wings.
The Liberty are 16-2 at home. New York ranks second in the WNBA with 28.4 defensive rebounds per game, led by Jonquel Jones with an average of 7.4.
The Lynx are 12-5 on the road. Minnesota is averaging 82.8 points and has outscored its opponents by 7.1 points per game.
New York is averaging 86.2 points per game, 10.5 more than Minnesota is allowing. Minnesota is shooting 44.9 percent this season, 2.7 percentage points higher than New York’s opponents’ average of 42.2 percent.
The two teams are meeting for the fourth time this season. The Liberty beat the Lynx 76-67 in their last meeting on July 2. Jones led the Liberty with 21 points, and Kayla McBride led the Lynx with 17 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Breanna Stewart is averaging 20.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals for the Liberty.
Napheesa Necklace is averaging 20.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.9 steals for the Lynx.
LAST 10 GAMES: Liberty: 8-2, averaging 86.3 points, 39.3 rebounds, 23.7 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.3 blocks per game on a 43.9% shooting percentage. Their opponents are averaging 76.5 points per game.
Lynx: 9-1, averaging 85.5 points, 34.1 rebounds, 23.8 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.3 blocks per game on a 47.2% shooting percentage. Their opponents are averaging 77.4 points.
INJURIES: Freedom: None listed.
Lynx: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Skrive Data and the data of Sports radar.
