Overview

• Coach Sandy Brondello confirmed before tipoff that Ionescu will miss a third straight game with a left big-toe injury and said she is hopeful for a Friday return.
• Nyara Sabally will not play, though she will dress and take warmups as her ramp-up continues under a plan outlined by the performance staff.
• The Liberty held a live, off-day practice in San Francisco following Breanna Stewart’s public critique, and Emma Meesseman said they changed defensive concepts.
• A win over Golden State would clinch a playoff berth for New York and support its push for a top-four seed.
• Ionescu had been listed day-to-day after hurting her left big toe late in practice last week and has missed three of the team’s past four games.