Game 3 Preview: Liberty Eye Series Tie with Crucial Plays

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00:00So what should we expect on Sunday? Well, Dexter mentioned it. We got to make sure that

00:07the Liberty can pull off four quarters of play. If they can do that, they can tie off

00:11this series. The talent is there. The top four shooters are there. Not turning over

00:15the ball and being careless is a crucial point for them to focus on. Hopefully, INSQ is going

00:20to be healthy enough to play and contribute for her team. She's been my clutch player.

00:25She was in my running for MVP. So I would imagine as long as she's feeling up to it,

00:29she's going to try to have as big a game as possible to support her team to tie the

00:33series up. So as we head into Game 3, that's going to be 3 o'clock Eastern time on Sunday.

00:38What are we looking at here? Well, first of all, we're looking at a 7-point spread, which

00:41I meant to ask Dexter how we feel about this spread, knowing that this game has the capability

00:46to be so close. Because whether fatigue hits, whether it's a closer game because Minnesota

00:51doesn't rack up as many points and they try to get more defensively sound 4-4 quarters

00:56versus the second half of basketball, then I think the 7-point spread is a little big

01:00for what to expect from all of these playmakers on both of these rosters. Regardless, you

01:05have got the Liberty coming into this as favorites to be able to tie the series off. Now, the

01:09total is sitting at 162.5. Something else I'm kind of steering clear of. Game 1's matchup

01:16went to a total of 188. Yes, I talked about the defensive elements for Minnesota. Yes,

01:22Dexter talked about the turnovers where Liberty gave away the ball. But here's the thing.

01:25I see one of two things happening. I see the Liberty, if they come out controlling

01:29the pace for 4 quarters, being able to rack up enough points to still hit this total over.

01:33Not to mention is that Minnesota can't get lax and become an overly defensive team. They're

01:37going to have to continue to find those strides to go play for play offensively. So I just

01:41think this 162.5 is something that's still going to be edged over, even if we see like

01:45a 170.5 total. 162.5 just feels a little small for the showdown that should be expected for

01:51Game 2. Those are my thoughts when it comes to the spread and the total. We started talking

01:55about some players to watch on both of these amazing rosters. For one, Jones stepping up

02:00for her team. Again, Ineska kind of had that shake up there with the ankle. So losing some

02:05of that time on the court did not bang up her number. So she's somebody that we're going

02:08to touch on in a minute. But I expect Jones to still be that key person to step up and

02:12want to make sure that they're producing to get enough points on the board to help the

02:15Liberty push through. Sitting at plus money of 104 for 15 plus points. This kind of felt

02:20like a shoo-in over at Fandul for a number of reasons. Jones is coming off of a performance

02:25with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. To have her at 15 plus points at plus money,

02:30that feels like a steal because she's going to have to be there for her team. She's going

02:35to have to try to get as close to 20 points as possible. And I think that she'll do it,

02:38especially if Stewart gets isolated again and Minnesota locks in on her too much. It's

02:43Jones and Ineska for the rescue. Then for Stewart, she was only 2 points shy of hitting

02:4820 points. This is another opportunity here. 20 plus points on Fandul minus 156. I think

02:53that Stewart finds a way to correct some of her mistakes from game one, which means we're

02:57going to see a number of points out of her as well. Some of those shots that she missed,

03:00I can't imagine her missing them two games in a row. So take a big look at her for the

03:0520 plus points. Then you got Ineska. Keep health in mind, but the books do have her

03:10about evaluated to be able to play on Sunday. Most importantly, we know she's going to try

03:14to push through for her team while she's banged up. She might not be on for 35 plus

03:18minutes, but we still might see enough action out of her. Over four and a half rebounds

03:22feels like a lock in for Ineska and what she'll bring to the team. And then I'm going to focus

03:25on one person when it comes to Minnesota. I'm going to continue to ride the wave when

03:29it comes to Courtney Williams to record six plus rebounds, plus money of 172. She hit

03:33five in game one. So if she has to adjust her game by any means, because Liberty is

03:37going to bring extra pressure, six rebounds should be a shoe in for Courtney Williams.

03:43Dexter and I both said it. Confidence continues to rise. Play continues to rise. Six rebounds

03:47feels right in reach.

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