The New York Liberty close out a brief two game road trip with a national TV showdown against the Indiana Fever.
A record setting night. The New York Liberty made a WNBA record 19 three pointers as they cruised to a dominant road win against the Chicago Sky on Thursday night.
The opponent today is hoping to join the contenders club. The Indiana Fever shook things up in the off-season, starting from the head coach and everywhere in between. The Fever had to pull off a late comeback, but they got the job done on the road against the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night.
Where to follow the game
CBS is the place to be. Tip after 1 PM.
Injuries
All clear for the Liberty.
Nothing doing for Indiana.
The game
Get ready to run. The Fever have made a point of trying to get out in transition and getting early scoring opportunities.
Scoring on the inside is going to be a battle for the Fever. Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart, and Nyara Sabally helped limit the Sky duo of Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese to a combined 3-16 from the field. The interior is not a comfortable place for opponents, especially when Stewart is out there
Aliyah Boston has been excellent to start this season, and she’ll have her hands full navigating the New York frontcourt. The Fever have worked to make her more of a hub in short rolls, and we’ve gotten to see much more of her arsenal. AB’s coming off of a poor game against the new Dream duo of Brionna Jones and Brittney Griner on Thursday, so look for her to be a bit more assertive now that she’s back at home.
For as much as the Liberty cruised to victory on Thursday, there’s still plenty to clean up. They turned the ball over 20 times and against a team with the firepower like Indiana, you’re begging for trouble if you do that again.
The two guard matchup should be incredibly fun. After a slow start last year, Kelsey Mitchell finished on a heater and carried that into this season. Every elite team needs at least two players who can go and get their own shot, and Mitchell can do that and then some for the Fever. She’ll get the matchup against Sabrina Ionescu this afternoon. Sab only needed 20 minutes of work on Thursday, and she was tasked with leading all bench units at points throughout the night. With all of the versatility on this roster, Sandy Brondello can afford to press a few different buttons and try a bunch of stuff out. With the season as long as it is, she and the team can afford to experiment some.
Player to watch: Caitlin Clark
The Phenomenon returns. Everywhere Caitlin Clark goes, records follow. Whether it be ratings, triple doubles, attendance, whatever, she’s got it. After an amazing rookie season, she’s come back stronger and put on some more muscle to account for the physicality and tough defense she’ll see every night. And when you’re at the top of the scouting report, you better be ready to face your opponent’s best shot
Caitlin Clark and Rhyne Howard exchanged words after this Fever-Dream play. pic.twitter.com/nMiA2kvUOp
— espnW (@espnW) May 23, 2025
I’ll just say this and move on, but if you’re trying to outrage farm on basic basketball things like that, you need to find something else to do.
In the meantime, we’ll see how she looks against an elite team like the Liberty. Indiana is still ironing some of the offense out, and I’ve seen Fever fans fuss online about Clark not having the ball in her hands as much as she should. It’ll be interesting to see how the Fever look when the Liberty see them again in a few weeks.
Natasha Cloud has been absolutely electric to start this season. Tash had another great day at the office on Thursday with 18 points and eight assists. She’ll be one of the many defenders who’ll get the Clark assignment today. Cloud is one of the best defenders in the league and someone that can consistently pick up full court.
Leonie Fiebich will also get the assignment at some point, and she’s shaking off the jet lag from her EuroLeague championship. The team has continued to praise Fiebich for her all around excellence and see even bigger things in store for their young star. Rebekah Gardner got more minutes on Thursday and looked solid as well. The great thing about the Liberty is they have a bunch of options they can throw at opposing guards to make things hard on them.
From the Vault
Indiana and New York matching up always guarantees fireworks.
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