The Seattle Storm look to bounce back from a loss on Wednesday versus New York when visiting the Liberty on Friday in the second consecutive game between the two in New York. Seattle is 16-7 following its 83-79 loss to New York on Wednesday. Jewell Loyd was the leading scorer for Seattle in the loss with 35 points. Seattle fell to second in the Western Conference standings one game behind first-place Las Vegas.
Breanna Stewart is the leading scorer and rebounder for Seattle with averages of 20.6 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, while Jewell Loyd is the second leading scorer with an average of 17.9 points per game. Sue Bird is the third leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 10.9 points and 5.5 assists per game. Seattle has only three players averaging double-figures in scoring.
With its victory over Seattle in the first of two consecutive games against the Storm, New York is 11-12. The Liberty are third in the Eastern Conference standings 5 ½ games behind the first-place Connecticut Sun. The victory for New York snapped a three-game losing streak. The leading scorer for the Liberty was Betnijah Laney with 17 points.
Natasha Cloud is the leading scorer for New York with an average of 19.7 points per game, while Betnijah Laney is the second-leading scorer with an average of 18.6 points per game. Sabrina Ionescu is the fourth leading scorer, leading rebounder, and leader in assists with averages of 10.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. New York has four players averaging double-figures in scoring.
