12:05 pm
August 20

Liberty @ Sky

Who will WIN this matchup?

New York Liberty (16-20)

@ Chicago Sky (26-10)

 

Current odds:

New York Liberty: (+325)

Chicago Sky: (-450)

 

The spread for this game is Sky by 9 points.

The Liberty took game 1 by a score of 98-91 on Wednesday night. The Liberty scored for the final 13 points of that game.

In Game 1 the Liberty shot 49.3% overall and 44% on three pointers.

Four Liberty players scored in double figures in game 1 game (Howard, Ionescu, Laney, Dolson).

Highlighted by her 13-point first half, Natasha Howard finished with 22 points on 52.9% (9-17) shooting from the floor, seven rebounds, three assists, and a steal.

Sabrina Ionescu added a playoff-career-high 22 points on 66.7% (8-12) shooting from the field, seven rebounds, and six assists. Ionescu scored 10 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter.

Betnijah Laney finished with 17 points on 46.2% (6-13) shooting from the floor, five rebounds, and five assists.

Stefanie Dolson totaled 13 points on 45.5% (5-11) shooting from the field, including 75% (3-4) from deep and 10 third-quarter points. Against her former team, she also added seven rebounds, and three assists. Her three makes from three-point range tied a playoff career high.

In her playoff debut, Marine Johannès added eight points on 60% (3-5) shooting from the field, a team-high seven assists, and two steals.

For Chicago, Kahleah Copper finished with 21 points, and eight rebounds, while Courtney Vandersloot totaled 13 points and a game-high 10 assists.

7/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Chicago Sky