Overview

• Defending champions New York have gone 2–5 in their last seven games after opening the season 9–0.
• Jonquel Jones is sidelined for four to six weeks with a right ankle sprain and Sabrina Ionescu has shot 21.6% over her past four outings following a neck injury.
• New York’s defense has allowed 90.7 points per game in that stretch compared with just 71.4 during its nine-game win streak.
• Los Angeles snapped a four-game losing skid with an 85–75 road victory over Indiana on June 26 and Kelsey Plum has posted 20-plus points in three straight games.
• Thursday’s matchup at Barclays Center marks the teams’ first head-to-head contest of the season and presents the Liberty a chance to halt their slide.