Top Liberty vs. Sparks Players to Watch - 6/22/2024

The Los Angeles Sparks (4-12) take to the road to play Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty (13-3) at Barclays Center on Saturday, June 22. The tip is at 3:00 PM ET.

The Liberty are outscoring opponents by 9.0 points per game with a +144 scoring differential overall. They put up 87.0 points per game (second in the WNBA) and give up 78.0 per outing (third in the league).

The Sparks’ -112 scoring differential (being outscored by 7.0 points per game) is a result of putting up 77.3 points per game (10th in WNBA) while allowing 84.3 per contest (eighth in league).

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How to Watch Liberty vs. Sparks

• Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024
• Time: 3:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: ESPN
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• Location: Brooklyn, New York
• Venue: Barclays Center

Liberty’s Last Game

New York knocked off Los Angeles 93-80 at home in its last matchup. Ionescu (31 PTS, 9 AST, 2 STL, 57.9 FG%, 6-11 from 3PT) and Jonquel Jones (22 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL, 64.3 FG%, 2-5 from 3PT) paced the Liberty, while Aari McDonald (15 PTS, 50.0 FG%) and Zia Cooke (13 PTS, 57.1 FG%) led the Sparks.

• Sabrina Ionescu: 31 PTS | 2 REB |9 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 6 3PM
• Jonquel Jones: 22 PTS | 7 REB |8 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM
• Breanna Stewart: 17 PTS | 5 REB |5 AST | 1 STL | 3 BLK | 1 3PM

Sparks’ Last Game

• Aari McDonald: 15 PTS | 3 REB |3 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
• Zia Cooke: 13 PTS | 2 REB |1 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 1 3PM
• Rae Burrell: 11 PTS | 4 REB |4 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM

Liberty Players to Watch

• Breanna Stewart paces her team in both points (19.1) and rebounds (8.9) per contest, and also averages 3.7 assists. At the other end, she puts up 2.1 steals (fourth in the league) and 1.1 blocked shots (10th in the league).
• Jones is posting 17.1 points, 3.3 assists and 8.4 rebounds per contest.
• Ionescu leads her squad in assists per contest (6.3), and also posts 18.6 points and 4.3 rebounds. At the other end, she averages 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
• Betnijah Laney puts up 12.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, shooting 44.8% from the floor and 34.0% from beyond the arc with 1.2 made 3-pointers per game.
• Courtney Vandersloot is putting up 7.6 points, 5.3 assists and 3.8 rebounds per contest.

Sparks Players to Watch

• Dearica Hamby tops the Sparks in scoring (17.7 points per game), rebounding (10.8) and assists (3.4), shooting 50.7% from the field. She also averages 1.4 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
• Cameron Brink is posting 7.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, making 39.8% of her shots from the field.
• McDonald gives the Sparks 8.8 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per contest. She also puts up 0.8 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
• Lexie Brown gets the Sparks 8.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. She also puts up 1.1 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
• Rickea Jackson gives the Sparks 10.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. She also averages 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.