Top Liberty vs. Storm Players to Watch - 9/5/2024

WNBA play on Thursday will include Jewell Loyd and the Seattle Storm (20-13) visiting the New York Liberty (27-6) at Barclays Center, with the matchup tipping at 7:00 PM ET.

The Liberty’s +313 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 9.5 points per game) is a result of scoring 85.9 points per game (second in the WNBA) while allowing 76.4 per outing (third in the league).

The Storm put up 83.2 points per game (fifth in league) while giving up 78.8 per contest (fourth in WNBA). They have a +143 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 4.4 points per game.

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How to Watch Liberty vs. Storm

• Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: FOX5 New York, FOX13, Amazon Prime Video, and Liberty Live
• Live Stream: Prime Video
• Location: Brooklyn, New York
• Venue: Barclays Center

Liberty’s Last Game

New York beat Seattle 98-85 in its last game. Breanna Stewart led the way with 32 points and six assists, followed by Sabrina Ionescu with 25 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.

• Breanna Stewart: 32 PTS | 5 REB |6 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
• Sabrina Ionescu: 25 PTS | 8 REB |8 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
• Leonie Fiebich: 12 PTS | 3 REB |1 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 4 3PM

Storm’s Last Game

With Skylar Diggins-Smith leading the team with 18 points, Seattle ended up winning against Connecticut 71-64 in its last game.

• Skylar Diggins-Smith: 18 PTS | 4 REB |3 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 0 3PM
• Jewell Loyd: 17 PTS | 5 REB |4 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 3 3PM
• Nneka Ogwumike: 14 PTS | 6 REB |0 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 0 3PM

Liberty Players to Watch

• Stewart paces the Liberty at 20.5 points per game, while also posting 3.9 assists and 8.7 rebounds. She is fourth in the league in scoring.
• Ionescu paces her team in assists per contest (5.9), and also posts 19.5 points and 4.5 rebounds. At the other end, she delivers 1.0 steal and 0.3 blocked shots.
• Jonquel Jones leads her team in rebounds per contest (9.4), and also puts up 14.7 points and 3.3 assists. Defensively, she delivers 0.8 steals and 1.2 blocked shots (seventh in the WNBA).
• Betnijah Laney is putting up 11.9 points, 3.5 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game.
• Leonie Fiebich is posting 6.5 points, 1.8 assists and 3.1 rebounds per contest.

Storm Players to Watch

• Loyd is the Storm’s top scorer (20.5 points per game), and she averages 3.7 assists and 4.5 rebounds. Her scoring average ranks her fourth in the league.
• The Storm receive 17.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game from Nneka Ogwumike.
• Ezi Magbegor is the Storm’s top rebounder (8.2 per game), and she contributes 11.9 points and 2.0 assists. Her rebounding average ranks her 10th in the WNBA.
• Diggins-Smith is averaging a team-best 6.4 assists per game. And she is delivering 14.4 points and 2.8 rebounds, making 41.1% of her shots from the floor.
• Jordan Horston is averaging 7.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, making 49.0% of her shots from the floor.