The New York Liberty look eminently comfortable as the final boss of women’s basketball. The Indiana Fever are eager to reclaim buzz as Caitlin Clark approaches her return. One day after Indianapolis hosts Game 4 of the NBA Finals, these two WNBA crowd-drawers face off on broadcast television.
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Hyperbole is high in stock these days, and we’re only a quarter of the way through the season, but it’s fair to say that Sandy Brondello’s squad is off to the single best WNBA championship defense of all time. Let’s marinate on this brain-wrinkling excellence:
On defense, the Liberty handily lead the pack in points allowed, steals and blocks. The W’s top six players by defensive rating all rock seafoam green. On offense, they are No. 1 in points per game and shooting efficiency. All of this amid one of the deepest talent pools in league history.
To top it off, New York has an absurd net rating of plus-23.4. For comparison, the 9-1 Minnesota Lynx rank second right now at plus-10.9. Last year’s Liberty finished at plus-11.7. The 2023 champion Las Vegas Aces, who set regular-season records and lost just one game all playoffs, were a plus-15.6.
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