Top Liberty vs. Lynx Players to Watch - 6/25/2024

Napheesa Collier’s Minnesota Lynx (13-3) hit the road to square off against Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty (15-3) at UBS Arena on Tuesday, June 25. Game time is 8:00 PM ET.

The Liberty’s +175 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 9.7 points per game) is a result of scoring 88.1 points per game (first in the WNBA) while giving up 78.4 per contest (third in the league).

The Lynx outscore opponents by 10.7 points per game (posting 84.5 points per game, third in league, and conceding 73.8 per outing, second in WNBA) and have a +171 scoring differential.

How to Watch Liberty vs. Lynx

• Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: Prime Video
• Live Stream: Prime Video
• Location: Elmont, New York
• Venue: UBS Arena

Liberty’s Last Game

New York enters this contest after a 96-75 victory against Atlanta. The Liberty’s leading scorer was Sabrina Ionescu, who finished with 26 points and 11 assists.

• Sabrina Ionescu: 26 PTS | 3 REB |11 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 4 3PM
• Breanna Stewart: 17 PTS | 8 REB |6 AST | 3 STL | 2 BLK | 1 3PM
• Jonquel Jones: 15 PTS | 11 REB |4 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM

Lynx’s Last Game

Minnesota won against Phoenix 73-60 in its last game. Collier (23 PTS, 14 REB, 56.3 FG%, 2-2 from 3PT) ended the game as Minnesota’s top scorer.

• Napheesa Collier: 23 PTS | 14 REB |2 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 2 3PM
• Alanna Smith: 14 PTS | 3 REB |5 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 3 3PM
• Courtney Williams: 12 PTS | 9 REB |4 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM

Liberty Players to Watch

• Stewart paces the Liberty at 19.7 points per game, while also averaging 4.0 assists and 8.6 rebounds. She is fifth in the league in scoring.
• Ionescu averages a team-best 6.7 assists per game. She is also putting up 19.3 points and 4.3 rebounds, shooting 43.8% from the floor and 36.9% from beyond the arc with 2.9 made 3-pointers per game (fourth in league).
• Jonquel Jones leads the Liberty at 8.8 rebounds per contest, while also putting up 3.4 assists and 16.8 points. She is eighth in the WNBA in rebounding.
• Betnijah Laney averages 12.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest, shooting 44.8% from the field and 34.0% from downtown with 1.2 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Kayla Thornton is posting 6.4 points, 0.7 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game.

Lynx Players to Watch

• Collier is No. 1 on the Lynx in scoring (20.9 points per game) and rebounding (10.4), and produces 3.5 assists. She also delivers 2.3 steals (second in the league) and 1.4 blocked shots (sixth in the WNBA).
• The Lynx receive 12.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game from Alanna Smith.
• The Lynx get 16.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game from Kayla McBride.
• Courtney Williams is the Lynx’s top assist person (5.5 per game), and she produces 10.4 points and 5.2 rebounds. Her assist average ranks her seventh in the league.
• Bridget Carleton gets the Lynx 8.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. She also puts up 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.