New York Liberty wins over LA Sparks
The Liberty has (15-12) picked up an 83-69 win over the Los Angeles Sparks (19-8) on Sunday afternoon at The Garden. Tina Charles led New York with 21 points and Shavonte Zellous finished with 19 points.
After trailing 27-16 after the 1st quarter, the Liberty held Los Angeles to just 8 points in the 2nd period, going on a 20-0 run to take a 9-point lead into the locker room, and New York never trailed again. The Liberty were up by as many as 16 in the 2nd half, and saw 3 different players score in double figures, with Epiphanny Prince finishing with 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.
New York returns to action on Friday, Aug. 18, when it faces the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.,m.
New York Liberty Notes
• Prior to tipoff, the Liberty held a moment of silence to remember 32-year old Heather Heyer, and Virginia State Patrol Troopers Berke Bates and Lieutenant H. Jay Cullen, who died tragically as a result of the violent events that transpired this weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia.
• The Liberty ended a 5-game losing streak against the Sparks, picking up their 1st win in the series since July 22, 2015
• New York improved to 15-12, moving 3 games above .500 for the 1st time since they were 7-4 following a 102-93 (OT) win at Dallas on June 16
• Epiphanny Prince ended a string of 4-straight games where she failed to score in double figures, finishing with 18 points, her highest point total since finishing with 19 at Minnesota on July 25
• Shavonte Zellous hit a season-high 3 3-pointers to finish with 19 points
• Tina Charles led the Liberty with 21 points for her 16th 20-point game of the season
• Liberty trailed 33-22 then went on a 20-0 run to take a 42-33 lead in the 2nd quarter
• The 20-point run for the Liberty was its longest stretch of consecutive points scored this season
• New York outscored the Sparks 28-8 in the 2nd quarter, it was the Liberty’s highest scoring 2nd period of the season
• The 8 points for the Sparks in the 2nd quarter were the fewest points scored for a Liberty opponent in any quarter this season, and the fewest points for the Sparks in any quarter in 2017
• The Liberty scored 16 points in the 1st quarter, breaking a streak of 9-straight games reaching at least 20 points in the opening period
• Tina Charles finished with 7 rebounds to increase her career total to 2,579 and move past DeLisha Milton-Jones for 6th place in WNBA history
• Los Angeles made its 1st 6 field goal attempts and shot 7-of-8 to open a 19-12 lead in the 1st quarter
• New York improved to 8-0 at home when leading heading into the 4th quarter
• The Liberty moved to 13-4 when scoring more 2nd chance points than its opponent.
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