The Los Angeles Sparks (6-18) will lean on Dearica Hamby (eighth in WNBA, 19.2 points per game) to help them take down Sabrina Ionescu (sixth in league, 19.8) and the New York Liberty (21-4) on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at Crypto.com Arena, at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN.
The Liberty's game against the Sparks will be airing on ESPN.
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Liberty vs. Sparks Game Info
- Date: Thursday, August 15, 2024
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN
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- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Venue: Crypto.com Arena
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Liberty vs. Sparks 2024-25 Stats
| Liberty Rank | Liberty AVG | Sparks AVG | Sparks Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 85.8 | Points Scored | 79 | 11th |
| 3rd | 76.8 | Points Allowed | 85.4 | 9th |
| 5th | 35.1 | Rebounds | 32.7 | 10th |
| 9th | 7.1 | Off. Rebounds | 7.3 | 8th |
| 1st | 10.3 | 3pt Made | 7.5 | 7th |
| 2nd | 22.8 | Assists | 20.2 | 6th |
| 3rd | 12.3 | Turnovers | 14.8 | 10th |
Liberty vs. Sparks Insights
- Offensively the Liberty have fared better when playing at home this year, putting up 87.3 points per game, compared to 84.3 per game when playing on the road.
- In 2024 Los Angeles is scoring 0.7 more points per game at home (79.3) than on the road (78.6).
- The Liberty's +225 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by nine points per game) is a result of scoring 85.8 points per game (second in the WNBA) while giving up 76.8 per contest (third in the league).
- New York prevails in the rebound battle by an average of 1.2 boards. It is pulling down 35.1 rebounds per game (fifth in the league) compared to its opponents' 33.9 per outing.
- The Liberty knock down 10.3 three-pointers per game (first in the league), 3.1 more than their opponents (7.2).
- The Sparks' -154 scoring differential (being outscored by 6.4 points per game) is a result of putting up 79 points per game (11th in WNBA) while giving up 85.4 per outing (ninth in league).
- Los Angeles loses the rebound battle by an average of 1.2 boards. It records 32.7 rebounds per game (10th in league) compared to its opponents' 33.9.
- The Sparks connect on 7.5 three-pointers per game (seventh-most in the league) compared to their opponents' 8.3. They shoot 33% from deep, and their opponents shoot 36.9%.
Liberty Leaders
- The Liberty points and assists leader is Ionescu. She racks up 19.8 points per game and records 6.1 assists.
- Jonquel Jones paces New York with 9.1 rebounds per game.
- Ionescu makes three threes per game to lead the Liberty.
- Breanna Stewart averages two steals and 1.5 blocks per game. Both numbers are team-highs for New York.
Sparks Leaders
- Hamby is at the top of the Sparks scoring and rebounding leaderboards with 19.2 points per game and 10 rebounds per game this season.
- Aari McDonald has the title of Los Angeles assist leader, dishing out four assists per game this season.
- Kia Nurse is tops from three-point range for the Sparks, hitting 1.3 threes per game.
- Nobody on Los Angeles grabs more steals than Hamby (1.4 per game) or blocks more shots than Cameron Brink (2.3 per game).
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