Overview

• Sabrina Ionescu was ruled out after injuring a toe on her left foot at the end of Wednesday’s practice, according to the team’s pregame update relayed by the Associated Press.
• Jonquel Jones was a late scratch due to illness after not feeling well Thursday morning, leaving New York without its starting center.
• The Liberty entered the game with eight available players, increasing the strain on a roster already managing Stewart’s minutes after a 13-game absence.
• New York was a half-game back of Phoenix for the No. 4 seed and potential first-round home court at tipoff, heightening the implications of each result.
• A New York Post report said Natasha Cloud would be out with a nose fracture, a status not widely corroborated across outlets.