Top Liberty vs. Storm Players to Watch - 5/20/2024
Sabrina Ionescu will lead the New York Liberty (3-0) into a home game against Nneka Ogwumike and the Seattle Storm (1-2) at Barclays Center on Monday, beginning at 7:00 PM ET.
The Liberty outscored opponents by 8.6 points per game last season, with a +347 scoring differential overall. They put up 89.2 points per game (second in WNBA) and allowed 80.6 per contest (fourth in league).
The Storm averaged 78.8 points per game last season (11th in the league) while allowing 84.5 per contest (eighth in the WNBA). They had a -225 scoring differential overall and were outscored by 5.7 points per game.
How to Watch Liberty vs. Storm
- Date: Monday, May 20, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN3, WWOR, FOX13, and Prime Video
- Live Stream: Prime Video
- Location: Brooklyn, New York
- Venue: Barclays Center
Liberty’s Last Game
New York, led by Breanna Stewart with 14 points and three blocks, picked up a 91-80 victory against Indiana in their last game. Jonquel Jones added 14 points, 12 rebounds and five assists.
- Breanna Stewart: 24 PTS | 5 REB |2 AST | 4 STL | 3 BLK | 2 3PM
- Jonquel Jones: 14 PTS | 12 REB |5 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 2 3PM
- Betnijah Laney: 13 PTS | 3 REB |4 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
Storm’s Last Game
Seattle enters this matchup having won against Washington in its last game 84-75. It was led by Jewell Loyd (24 PTS, 31.6 FG%) and Skylar Diggins-Smith (18 PTS, 5 AST, 38.9 FG%).
- Jewell Loyd: 24 PTS | 4 REB |2 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
- Skylar Diggins-Smith: 18 PTS | 5 REB |5 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
- Ezi Magbegor: 15 PTS | 14 REB |1 AST | 1 STL | 2 BLK | 1 3PM
Liberty Players to Watch (2023 Stats)
- Stewart averaged 23.0 points and 9.3 rebounds per game last season.
- Courtney Vandersloot averaged 8.1 assists per game while also scoring 10.5 points per contest.
- Ionescu knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.6 per contest a season ago.
- Stewart was a standout on the defensive end last season, collecting 1.5 steals and 1.6 blocks per contest.
Storm Players to Watch (2023 Stats)
- Loyd put up 24.7 points per game last season to go with 3.4 assists.
- Ezi Magbegor averaged 8.1 boards per game in addition to her 13.8 PPG average.
- Loyd knocked down 3.0 threes per game a season ago.
- Ogwumike and Magbegor were defensive standouts last season, with Ogwumike averaging 1.7 steals per game and Magbegor collecting 1.9 blocks per contest.