New York Liberty vs Connecticut Sun FULL GAME| Aug 24,2024 | Women's basketball | WNBA 2024 Season

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against Dallas on Thursday night it was ugly it was sluggish but at the end New York was able to persevere as the tip controlled by New York down to five on the shot clock Stewart drawing the double team left open gets it to drop she's got four early points she's so aware of who's guarding her at all times again that high release point is so difficult to contest you have to throw bodies at her early and make her uncomfortable she's the one that's been saying hey if we win ugly we got to win ugly doesn't matter how we win ma with a great fadeaway jumper to get her first two points tonight the reason why Connecticut and New York are at the top of the standings is because they've won in different ways they've won really pretty and they've won ugly you have to be able to do both in order to win a championship unesc fting Jones underneath off class and in honwell Jones pacing the way with five early points Jones keeping the ball nice and high even when Alissa Thomas came over and Ty Harris 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