Liberty try to eclipse Sun at Barclays Center
New York can secure No. 2 seed Friday night vs. Connecticut
The New York Liberty still have hopes of reeling in the Las Vegas Aces for the top overall seed in next month’s WNBA playoffs.
But a victory over the Connecticut Sun at Downtown’s Barclays Center Friday night will at least assure them of first place in the Eastern Conference during this banner year and no worse than the No. 2 slot in the postseason.
Playing their best basketball of the season and coming off their third win in four meetings with the league-leading Aces (30-6) this month, the Liberty (28-7) can eclipse the Sun’s hopes of finishing first and complete a 4-0 season-series sweep of last year’s conference champions.