It’s the same story and main characters again for the red-hot New York Liberty.
Breanna Stewart poured a team-high 19 points, Jonquel Jones tallied a third straight double-double, and the Liberty rolled to their eighth straight win behind a 79-71 decision over the cellar-dweller Dallas Wings.
ANOTHA ?? *Khaled voice*
— New York Liberty (@nyliberty) August 23, 2024
RAN IT BACK AT @barclayscenter 🏠#SEAFOAMSZN | #LIGHTITUPNYL pic.twitter.com/n1CfMcjfrn
Stewart offset a rough shooting night (5/18 FGs) by making a living in the charity stripe (9/11 FTs) along with seven rebounds, six assists and three steals. Jones put up 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Liberty, who repeat over the Wings for the second time in three days.
All hustle and grit 😤
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 23, 2024
Kayla Thornton flys in for the offensive rebound and kicks it to Breanna Stewart on the cut!
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With 13 PTS and 11 REBS tonight, Jonquel Jones is the 8th player in WNBA history to reach 90 career double-doubles
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 23, 2024
JJ has a total of 11 double-doubles this szn alone pic.twitter.com/HPfTZL7hYC
Rookie Leonie Fiebich and Kayla Thornton chipped in 16 points apiece in a game where neither time led by double digits and also featured five ties and 10 lead changes.
Impactful game for the rook 😈
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 23, 2024
Leonie Fiebich tallied a career-high 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL and just 1 turnover in 28:49 mins of play tonight #WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/iy1MvL03S5
The playoff-bound New York (25-4) now braces for a must-see clash with the Connecticut (20-7) in a battle of the top two teams on Sunday, August 25 (PH Time).
It was a close encounter in the final frame as the Wings even took the upper hand, 56-55, courtesy of a Arike Ogunbowale three-point play with 6:57 seconds left.
The Liberty quickly regained the lead at 57-56 thanks to a Jones lay off Stewart’s nice pass with 6:15 ticks left and New York kept Dallas at bay for the rest of the way to improve to a league-best 14-1 home record.
Ogunbowale paced the Wings with 19 points, eight assists and six rebounds to pace the Wings while Natasha Howard put up 16 points, eight rebounds but committed half of Dallas' 14 turnovers before fouling out.
Teaira McCowan tallied 13 of her 14 points in the second half to go along with eight boards as Satou Sabally pitched in 10 markers.
The Wings now lost three in a row and six of their last seven and will face the struggling Los Angeles Sparks on Monday, August 26 (PH Time).
