One week after falling to the Minnesota Lynx in the Commissioner’s Cup Championship game, the New York Liberty exacted revenge. Buoyed by the Barclays Center crowd, rather than the surroundings of UBS Arena, the Liberty used an 18-8 fourth quarter, which included a 15-0 run, to wrest control of the game and defeat the Lynx, 76-67.
If only New York’s players received a portion of a $500,000 prize pool for the victory. Alas, they’ll have to settle for padding their league-leading record of 17-3.
The play of Jonquel Jones, named an All-Star for the fifth time in her career later on Tuesday night, proved determinative in swinging the result in the Liberty’s favor. After failing to make a shot from the field and scoring only three points last week, she turned in an efficient 21-point and 12-rebound double-double.
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Jones’ effort helped compensate for another subpar shooting night from Breanna Stewart, who also earned an All-Star honor—her sixth—on Tuesday. She was a frigid 5-for-20 from the field, using a 7-for-8 performance from the…
