The Seattle Storm, locked in a battle for home-court in the first round of the playoffs, visit the WNBA-leading New York Liberty on Thursday night.
The Seattle Storm (20-13) remain a game behind the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces for home-court advantage in the first round of the WNBA playoffs. On Thursday night, the Storm close out a three-game East Coast road trip with a visit to the New York Liberty (27-6) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Liberty lead the Connecticut Sun by three games in the race for the No. 1 overall seed in the postseason and can complete a three-game regular season sweep of Seattle with a victory on Thursday night.
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Game Date: Sept. 5, 2024
Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: FOX (WNYW – New York, NY)
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The Storm come off a 71-64 victory at Connecticut on Tuesday night. Skylar Diggins-Smith paced a balanced Seattle attack with 18 points, while Jewell Loyd added 17. The defense held the Sun to just 41.4 percent shooting and came back from an early 12-point deficit to get the victory.
New York last played on Friday night at Seattle, pulling away late for a 98-85 victory behind 32 points from Breanna Stewart and 25 points and eight assists by Sabrina Ionescu. The Liberty also snared as many offensive rebounds (17) as the Storm managed in total on the night.
The game features two of the top defensive squads in the WNBA, with New York’s 94.9 rating topping the league and Seattle’s 95.9 mark coming in fourth. Stewart is fifth in the league, averaging 20.5 points per game, just behind Seattle’s Loyd. Diggins-Smith (6.4 per game) and Ionescu (5.9 a night) are fourth and fifth, respectively, in assists, while Ionescu’s 91 three-pointers rank fourth.
Storm center Ezi Magbegor blocks 2.2 shots per game, third-best in the WNBA, while Stewart’s 1.8 steals are fifth.
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