8:03 pm
August 8

Liberty @ Wings

Who will WIN this matchup?

New York Liberty (13-19)

@ Dallas Wings (16-16)

 

Current odds:

New York Liberty: (+155)

Dallas Wings: (-180)

 

• The spread for this game is Dallas by 4 points.

• The Dallas Wings will bring a league-best four-game winning streak into play when they host the New York Liberty on Monday in a key late-season game in Arlington, Texas. The contest is the first of two between the teams over a three-day period, which will have plenty to say about both squads’ postseason chances. The Wings and Liberty are among six teams battling for final three spots in the WNBA playoffs. A win either Monday or Wednesday over New York will be enough to ensure Dallas a playoff berth.

• Dallas (16-16) picked the right time to get hot, and has moved to the head of the pack. After Sunday’s results, the Wings are solidly in sixth place, 2 1/2 games ahead of Atlanta and Phoenix and three in front of New York with four games left to play.

• Dallas put itself on the doorstep via a 95-91 overtime win at home over reeling Indiana on Saturday. The Wings had to come back from a 20-point second-quarter deficit to post the victory. Six players scored in double-figures for Dallas in the win, with Kayla Thornton leading the way with a career-high-tying 21 points.

• New York (13-19) is still in the playoff chase just a half-game behind eighth-place Phoenix with four to play. The Liberty missed a chance to leapfrog the Mercury when they lost on the road to short-handed Phoenix 76-62 on Saturday.

• The defeat overshadowed a record-breaking night for New York’s Sabrina Ionescu as she became the first player in WNBA history with at least 500 points, 200 assists and 200 rebounds in one season. Ionescu finished with 20 points on Saturday despite 1 of 8 shooting from beyond the arc. No other New York player scored more than seven points.

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Dallas Wings
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