One week before Sunday, the New York Liberty rolled into Atlanta and curb-stomped the Dream, making light work of Tanisha Wright’s squad as a tune-up for the Commissioner’s Cup Final that would be played two days later. Rookie Marquesha Davis doubled her career point total in that one, and then some.
In the week since, the New York Liberty lost a grueling Cup Final, which featured the return of Betnijah Laney-Hamilton from a knee injury that cost her three games, and Courtney Vandersloot, returning to action after missing nine games due to the death of her mother.