Atlanta hosts New York following Jones’ 25-point getaway
New York City Liberty (22-14, 11-4 Eastern Conference) at Atlanta Dream (23-13, 11-6 Eastern Conference)
College Park, Georgia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: New York Liberty checks out the Atlanta Dream after Jonquel Jones scored 25 points in the Liberty’s 91-85 loss to the Chicago Sky.Advertisement The Dream
have gone 11-6 versus Eastern Conference groups. Atlanta is 4-4 in one-possession games.The Liberty are 11-4 against Eastern Conference challengers.
New york city ranks seventh in the WNBA with 33.9 rebounds per game. Jones leads the Liberty with 8.6. Atlanta is shooting 43.9%from the field this season, 1.7 portion points greater than the 42.2% New york city permits to opponents. New York has actually contended a 45.4% clip from the field this season, 2.4 percentage points above the 43.0%shooting opponents of Atlanta have averaged.The teams play for the fourth time this season. The Liberty won the last matchup 79-72 on July 13.
Leonie Fiebich scored 21 points to assist lead the Liberty to the victory.Advertisement LEADING PERFORMERS: Allisha Gray is averaging 18.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Dream
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is balancing 12.9 points over the last 10 games.Sabrina Ionescu is scoring 19.0 points per game and averaging 4.8 rebounds for the Liberty. Jonquel Jones is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Dream: 8-2, averaging 83.1 points, 35.7 rebounds, 21.2 helps, 7.7 takes and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.7%from the field. Their opponents have actually balanced 73.6 points
per game.Liberty: 5-5, averaging 82.5 points, 32.4 rebounds, 22.3 helps, 6.5 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their challengers have actually averaged 82.4 points.Advertisement INJURIES: Dream: Jordin Canada: out( hamstring ). Liberty: Breanna Stewart: out(leg ), Nyara Sabally: out(knee). ___ The Associated Press created this story utilizing technology offered by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.