Top Liberty vs. Mystics Players to Watch

The New York Liberty and Karlie Samuelson will battle when the Liberty (5-2) play the Washington Mystics (0-7) at Barclays Center on Friday, May 31 at 7:30 PM ET.

The Liberty have a +40 scoring differential, topping opponents by 5.7 points per game. They’re putting up 83.0 points per game to rank sixth in the league and are giving up 77.3 per contest to rank second in the WNBA.

The Mystics are being outscored by 9.2 points per game, with a -64 scoring differential overall. They put up 73.7 points per game (12th in WNBA), and give up 82.9 per contest (ninth in league).

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How to Watch Liberty vs. Mystics

Date: Friday, May 31, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM ET
How to Watch on TV: ION
Live Stream: Get your FREE Fubo trial
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Venue: Barclays Center

Liberty’s Last Game

In its last outing, New York picked up an 81-78 win against Phoenix. The Liberty were led by Sabrina Ionescu, who ended the game with 22 points, six rebounds and nine assists, while Jonquel Jones added 20 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.

Sabrina Ionescu: 22 PTS | 6 REB |9 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 4 3PM
Jonquel Jones: 20 PTS | 7 REB |1 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 2 3PM
Betnijah Laney: 15 PTS | 4 REB |3 AST | 2 STL | 1 BLK | 1 3PM

Mystics’ Last Game

Led by Ariel Atkins with 21 points, eight rebounds and two steals last time out, Washington lost 73-67 versus Atlanta.

Ariel Atkins: 21 PTS | 8 REB |3 AST | 2 STL | 1 BLK | 2 3PM
Shakira Austin: 12 PTS | 9 REB |3 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
Stefanie Dolson: 10 PTS | 1 REB |2 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 2 3PM

Liberty Players to Watch

Breanna Stewart leads her team in both points (18.6) and rebounds (9.0) per contest, and also puts up 3.0 assists. Defensively, she averages 2.6 steals (third in the WNBA) and 1.4 blocked shots (10th in the WNBA).
Ionescu is tops on her team in assists per game (5.7), and also posts 16.4 points and 4.1 rebounds. Defensively, she delivers 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
Jones is posting 14.4 points, 2.3 assists and 7.9 rebounds per contest.
Betnijah Laney is posting 12.3 points, 2.4 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game.
Courtney Vandersloot is putting up 7.6 points, 5.0 assists and 3.6 rebounds per contest.

Mystics Players to Watch

Atkins is the Mystics’ top scorer (13.6 points per game), and she averages 3.4 assists and 3.9 rebounds.
Samuelson gives the Mystics 10.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. She also delivers 1.1 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.
Julie Vanloo is putting up a team-high 5.4 assists per game. And she is producing 8.9 points and 2.7 rebounds, making 42.6% of her shots from the floor and 36.6% from 3-point range, with 2.1 triples per game.
Shakira Austin is putting up a team-high 7.0 rebounds per game. And she is delivering 11.6 points and 1.2 assists, making 39.3% of her shots from the floor.
Stefanie Dolson gives the Mystics 8.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest. She also averages 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.

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