Under the eyes of LeBron James, the New York Liberty scored an eighth consecutive victory. And not just any victory since the New York Liberty (12-2) beat the Las Vegas Aces, in a remake of the last Finals.
A victory (90-82) which bears the mark of Jonquel Joneswho broke his career record by scoring 34 points at 12/16 shooting including 4/5 from distance, the interior also adding 8 rebounds.
Facing A'ja Wilson (21 points, 9 rebounds), please…
“It’s just about keeping the defense on their toes.”she explains. “Understanding that I can attack the game in different ways. It was my state of mind [aujourd’hui]. Don’t think too much…”
In any case, it was behind its baskets that Liberty turned the match around, in the third quarter. Trailing by 6 points (47-53), Sandy Brondello's players responded with a 14-0 which gave them back control of the game.
Jonquel Jones and his teammates thus exploited the problems of the Las Vegas Aces (6-6) in defending the 3-point line this season, with a 12/28 from distance which further hurt the double defending champions.
“We talked about it during our preparation, knowing that we can exploit it a little”confirmed the coach. “But you still have to put them on. That's a great percentage for us. I think we're really improving in our outside success and mostly getting some really open shots. »
