Minnesota Lynx Vs New York Liberty NBA 2K25

and with a moment here before we get to the tip off here are tonight's starting lineups and we've got a great guard match up here tonight fellas no doubt about it safe to say we're all looking forward to this one oh I am looking forward to this one for sure Brian I mean both these teams are very very talented in the back court and whoever wins that battle of the back courts I think they win the game and here the links now here's clier and the ball out of Play The Liberty will have it and here's yancu the three is up nailed from three-point land such a quick release on unesc shot and her accuracy from deep is great as well you want to talk about a well-rounded player Sabrina yancu can really do it all and we knew this about her early on she was the only player in college basketball history male or female with 2,000 points 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists I mean think about that for a moment she is a special special talent what a move watching Stewart doing things like that you can forget she's 64 Williams inside Vander slute defending and Williams gets it to go good aggressive drive from her that time found a hole in the D and went straight to the ring outside Stewart pass to Jones back to Stewart beautiful dish and the layup goes down when you let Stuart get inside you're just not going to stop her too much length too much gain here's Carlton and here's Smith shoots over Jones it's rebounded by Courtney vanderson you just assume she's going to knock those down when she's as open as she was there outside Stewart knocked away five on the clock for pass the AR Jones no good and here are the links now it's a five-point game and stolen by yancu it's good for her second make two for three so far with great size for a point and esue could just bounce off contact and this Liberty team of course features Brianna Stewart John quell Jones and Sabrina yancu how about that big three one of the best we've ever seen Stewie and Jones are former MVPs and yancu could win one pretty soon herself this is a loaded roster they get the rebound here's Jones misses the baby hook and here are the links now they Trail by seven outside Williams yes and it's now Visa CER picking up the assist you know there are certain players who shoot much better off a pass Williams is one of them allows her to set her feet outside Stewart the three trams it from Beyond The Ark oh some quick uh retaliation right there huh guys yeah it sure didn't take him long to go and get those three points back now 5 Seconds separating the shot clock in the game clock CER outside I'm here up here pass to Carlton big ride outside and that one good R and we've reached the end of the first quarter Liberty out in front up five and don't go away as we'll be back with the action for the start of the second quarter in just a bit and now the second quarter just getting set to begin and taking a look at the Liberty performance here guys what are your thoughts lots of their points have come from Shots inside the key and that's where they should continue to attack moving forward I mean why change the plan until they make you absolutely the links trailing pass to uos Nick ride lets it Fly rebounded by feish the shot was there for her she had to take it and I don't care if she didn't convert she should take it again next time now here in thoron here's perk hits it from three-point range and thoron is such a smart player recognizes over commitments from the defense and gets it to her open teammates now here is McBride defense is right there shot clock at five pass to heidman shoots a three rebounded by feish and it's New York ball they lead by eight that's the biggest margin of the game the left wing here's Burk and again it's the Liberty from D nice kick out after the D collapsed on her here's zandalasini MC rde and right away they match it with a thre pointer of their own can score from anywhere on the court and really taking on that Alpha personality type timeout called The Liberty well both teams changing it up here second quarter here and just over a minute and a half played yancu outside here's Jones they get it again here's Thorton blazs it up and Banks it in just an incredible offensive rebounder thoron so skilled at reading angles on the court she knows exactly where the ball will go after a Miss here's heiderman no scoring yet from her but that's likely to change well back in the early 2010s the links went on one of the best runs we've ever seen and forget you know WNBA we're talking one of the best runs in American Pro Sports history from 2011 to 2017 four titles six final appearances sustain Excellence we haven't seen since and Williams gets it to go you know she might be 5'8 but Williams has tons of different ways to finish at the hoop hard to stop ycu up top she's guarded by Williams drops in the tray such a well LED offensive player he's got a little bit of everything and about 3 minutes played now in the second quarter next ride misses they had some boxed coverage that turn into no cover and when she's open Like That You Don't See Her miss that sort of look very often now here's ycu from outside Off the Mark here's heiderman it's stolen by jwell Jones Pass of vandersloot and just over three and a half minutes played in this second quarter and that one's good Jones a premier interior scorer Jones's physical presence is enough to intimidate Defenders now will Willam seven points in the game here's the three gets it to go from downtown perfect screen there set her up with a terrific look yeah but that's a bad job by the defender to not fight through that screen toest you want to see more effort there and we've reached halftime in this one liberty out in front up 10 stay with us folks we'll be back just after half time to get the third quarter going please direct your attention to Center Court and get ready for the F half court shot drum roll please they thinking about the shot and the third quarter about to get underway here Williams has been such a Difference Maker here well she created a lot of good shots for herself in the first couple of quarters and she knows when to pass up on the tough ones good shot selection and that led to a very high points per shot number for her and that's a stat that really tells you how efficient a player has been and the second half about to start in just a few moments and coaching so difficult in this league what do you think is an underrated skill for head coaches motivation I mean there are so many games to track is difficult so having your team at close to 100% is Big making sure they're locked in and I think it's rotations and fitting the pieces together you want to find out what the best combinations are because it's about more than just throwing Talent out there janesu can't get it to go not quite enough defense that time around lucky she was off I just hope that was a mistake by the D because if that's how they plan to guard her they're going to have serious problems now here's Williams she's got 10 two points that one goes in such a Dynamo offensively Williams a very streaky score once she makes a couple of baskets watch out yancu has it McBride covering unloads that's good on the jumper and in 2023 Minnesota finished as the six seed with a record of 19 and 21 well Minnesota missed the playoffs in 2022 which ended their 11-year postseason streak but they regrouped and in 2023 they took the Sun the full three games in the first round almost pulling off the huge upset but what was most important was getting back to the postseason and here are the links now yeah it's a 10-point game outside williamsa CER for three it's good from long range just no hesitation going up with it coler's confidence is what allows her to drain quick shots and slute outside shoots over Williams Vander slute no good get out and now around two minutes gone by in this half pass to McBride over yancu here's Williams clock at four nice defense by Courtney vanders yancu outside and a miss there on the triple the links trailing Carlton Hamilton covering back to CER and there's a whistle that's going to go on Banna Stewart that's her first fou first team fou substition on the a touch over 2 and 1/2 minutes of basketball played here in the third quarter down low Smith the lead pass was put in just the right spot to produce the layup a player who can get creative offensively let's just say Smith knows what to do inside pass to Stewart knocks down the three ball coach has to be furious obviously a defensive laps there she is automatic from Deep if if you leave her wide open big mistake now here's what Williams all points for her neisa clier on the wing UA sets the screen six on the shot clock CER that's good a great shooter from Deep CER responding with her own Trifecta outside Stewart from outside the AR and it's CER with the rebound here's Minnesota since time they've only allowed five points Nick bride with the ball she's got five back to Collier over yancu nice fake there to create the shot but it's no good and we've watched three so far in this one liberty out in front up by five and we're coming right back be sure to stay with us as we get set for the fourth quarter it's the fourth we've got a great game on our hands as we welcome you back fourth quarter action getting started New York leading Ander slute outside from Deep it's hauled in by the links and here's heidman left side Hines Allen to the paint heidman no good she's a very strong finisher guys I'm surprised that she wasn't able to power that through the defense three pointer Sabrina ycu doesn't go for her to the inside here's McBride uses the glass to finish the layup the Catalyst of the team McBride is dependent on for buckets and I'll tell you she usually delivers now here's Vander SLO pass to thoron clock at six back to Vander Sloop to the wing right side and again it's the Liberty missing right wing to tie it up that one no good plenty of drama on this one so far well hopefully for from our standpoint at least don't be surprised if it isn't decided until the final buzzer we can only hope now here's vandero over McBride oh and that one have the right spin on it it's good when she scores in this area vanders becomes impossible to guard she hits the three driv passes so what do you stop now a timeout called by Minnesota and we're about two minutes into the fourth quarter now pass to CER right outside six to shoot watches it and Jones pulls it down and so it's New York with it 13 points was their biggest lead of the game now here's Vanderloo fying her luck from deep and a great assist that Time by Sabrina yancu as that one goes in well you got to get out on Vander Sloop for she's going to make you pay from downtown pass to CER shoots from 14 counts that one easiest way to do it sometimes is with the bounce pass and the Liberty with possession here six-point lead yancu outside the fre BL sinks the three-pointer it's easier to find success in the pick and roll game when you have the kind of High basketball IQ unesc has pass to Williams screen by Smith outside Williams and it's going to be two free throws Drew contact on the shot first P first team shoot two first free throw is good and that brings them within eight and a tough break as her second attempt at the line no good not as productive of a trip to the line as she'd have liked they really need all their free throws to go down at this point now here is unesc misses the three impossible for them to come back now yeah just too much work and not enough time here's Williams shot is good off the back rim and in and so they B intentionally first person P first team p and she commits the intentional foul car first personal foul second te foul she gets the first and that makes it a seven-point lead second one is good getting both at the line and it's an eight-point ball game Minnesota calls a timeout and what do you guys think I applaud them for trying until the very end but uh this one's in the bag absolutely the only thing this time out's going to do is draw out the misery a little bit longer and we've got dinner plans tonight here's vandero and so they choose to intentionally foul first personal foul third team foul so the first one drops and that increases their lead to six and so she drops them both and it's a seven-point ball game the free throws go down and the lead goes up Minnesota calls a timeout and what's your take guys talk all they want but I just don't see a way for them to get back into this one I'm not sure why they took that time out it's probably too late here's Carl it's in and now they Trail by just four that's a heads up play right there guys not just on the assist but also on the finish a smart foul there to try to extend the game yeah this isn't over but the clock's as much of a problem for them as the score is right now they need some Miss free throws she drops the first one and that puts them up five so she gets them both and it's a Sixpoint ball game now that's how you close a game out those free throws will bury him for sure Carlton shot is off and now we've got the intentional foul you have to foul but I'm sure they would have liked to foul someone different no other option though they did a good job getting it in her hands and making sure she was the one who go to the line and she's able to hit the second one and that makes it a seven-point lead and so it's New York winning this one and they didn't make it easy on themselves for their fans but in the end everyone's satisfied yeah there were some