Liberty Thrash Aces In New York For 99-61 Victory
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00:02 - The Liberty, a huge blowout by 38 at home, 99-61.
00:07 They were booked outright
00:10 as a five and a half point underdog at home.
00:12 Las Vegas entered riding an eight game win streak.
00:16 The Aces handed only their third loss of the year.
00:20 So, J.Y., what was the difference
00:21 for the Liberty yesterday in game of the year,
00:24 if we can still call it that, version number two?
00:27 - Well, it was a tale of two different games,
00:29 Ben, if you really wanna look at it.
00:30 First half, Sabrina Ness, who came out absolutely on fire,
00:35 hitting a, I believe, five threes in the first half,
00:37 23 points, really got the Liberty going.
00:40 In a half, let's be honest, Ben,
00:42 where their top player, Breanna Stewart,
00:44 did not play particularly well,
00:46 shooting one of eight from the floor.
00:49 So, she didn't play well in the first half,
00:51 but honestly, neither did Aja Wilson.
00:55 Now, she caught a little bit of an elbow early,
00:57 John Quall Jones, Flickr foul, first foul of the game.
01:00 I don't know if a message was sent,
01:03 but you could tell that the Liberty,
01:05 coming out of the break after halftime,
01:08 that third quarter, the exact opposite, Ben,
01:11 that happened in the game in Las Vegas.
01:13 Liberty scored 30 points in that third quarter,
01:16 and it was everybody.
01:17 Stewie had seven, Laney had six, John Quall had four,
01:20 and Nescue had eight, three assists for Van Der Sloot,
01:24 and they really stepped up their defense,
01:26 and I think that's the biggest thing from this game, Ben,
01:29 for me, is you've seen the Liberty,
01:31 if you watch their point spreads closely,
01:33 they blow leads like no one's business,
01:37 and they have lapses defensively
01:39 that would drive Sandy Bordello or me absolutely nuts.
01:43 They did not do that.
01:44 They put the hammer down in the third quarter,
01:46 and they did not let it off the hook,
01:48 and that's why that game was over by the end of three.
01:52 (upbeat music)
01:54 (bells chiming)