Liberty’s Breanna Stewart thrilled to avoid ‘trap game’ vs. Aces with stars sidelined

With the New York Liberty dominating the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday afternoon, 111-71, there is no denying that the team handled business against a roster that benched key players. While the attention around the Liberty has been on waiving Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, star Breanna Stewart would express why this win was crucial, despite the Aces sidelining major players.

In the 40-point win, Las Vegas didn’t have the likes of A’ja Wilson, Jackie Young, and Chelsea Gray play, who are no doubt pivotal stars for the team. Still, Stewart called Sunday’s contest a “trap game,” as New York didn’t underestimate them, despite them not having key players.

“These are trap games. If you take the team lightly because their three stars are out, you never know what’s gonna happen. So really happy with the way we brought it throughout our entire roster,” Stewart said, via Ehrlich.

The victory for the Liberty puts the team up to seven wins in the last eight contests, as Stewart even mentions how after the 108-88 loss to the Indiana Fever on July 18, the team turned a corner.

“From the last Indy game on, it seems like we’re continuing to trend in the right direction. Whether the score is a 40-point blowout or not, we did a lot of good things, and we want to continue to carry over,” Stewart said, via Ehrlich.

At any rate, New York is now at a 20-13 record, putting them fourth in the Eastern Conference and seventh in the entire WNBA. The Liberty look to keep the momentum going in the team’s next game, which is against the team they lost to before turning around their year in the Fever, as the contest is on Tuesday night.

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