Liberty vs Aces arrives as the lone WNBA game on Tuesday night, and Sabrina Ionescu comes in averaging 7.4 points this season. The New York Liberty have dropped two straight, while the Las Vegas Aces have answered an upset loss in Dallas with two victories.
Sabrina Ionescu in Los Angeles
Ionescu is healthy enough to play, but her production has been quiet. She is averaging 7.4 points on 2.8 of 8.8 shooting, has hit 31.8% of her shots this season, and scored two points in 22 minutes in Los Angeles on Sunday.
That line fits a short season pattern. She has posted three single-digit efforts since scoring 11 in her debut on May 24, and the scoring dip leaves New York leaning on a player who has not yet found a steady rhythm.
The Aces and Liberty
The game is the first meeting this season between the Liberty and Aces, so Tuesday night starts the head-to-head track between two teams moving in opposite directions. The Liberty barely beat the Sky with a one-point win as a -10.5 favorite before the two losses, while Las Vegas has followed the Dallas setback with two double-digit wins as single-digit favorites in its last two games.
For New York, the immediate test is whether Ionescu’s scoring rebounds fast enough to change the tone of this trip. For Las Vegas, the task is to keep the recent run intact and take the first meeting from a Liberty team still searching for the version that showed up on opening night.
