Liberty vs Storm WNBA Pick: Who Extends Their Win Streak To Two Games? (Ju1 6)

• The New York Liberty are 12-5 and have the best record in the Eastern Conference.
• The Seattle Storm are 11-7 and have the third-best record in the Western Conference.
• These teams previously faced off on Jun. 22, with the Storm coming out on top 89-79.

One of the games on Sunday’s WNBA slate features the New York Liberty hosting the Seattle Storm. Which squad pushes its win streak to two games in our Liberty vs Storm pick?

Liberty Hope To Have A Better Showing Against The Storm

Following back-to-back losses against the Phoenix Mercury (106-91) and the Atlanta Dream (90-81), the defending champs defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 89-79 on Thursday night.

The Liberty’s offense featured a balanced attack, with four players reaching double figures. Natasha Cloud scored a team-high 23 points, along with seven assists and four rebounds on 7-for-12 shooting overall and a 3-for-6 effort from beyond the arc.

Sabrina Ionescu added 20 points, six rebounds, and six assists. Breanna Stewart logged 17 points, 14 rebounds, four assists, and two steals.

Despite their 5-13 record, the Sparks led 53-42 midway through the third quarter. Thanks to a 13-0 run and Ionescu scoring 10 straight points, New York outscored Los Angeles 32-18 in the period to take a 69-59 lead.

The Sparks trimmed the deficit to five points at the 3:30 mark. But Leonie Fiebich’s 3-pointer pushed the lead back to eight, securing the win for the home team.

Seattle Coming Off A Narrow Victory Over Atlanta

After dropping two of their previous three contests, the Storm edged the Dream by an 80-79 margin on Thursday night.

Nneka Ogwumike and Erica Wheeler were the headline performers for the Storm. Ogwumike registered a team-high 24 points, along with seven rebounds and three steals. She is now in seventh place on the league’s all-time scoring list.

Wheeler contributed 21 points, five rebounds, and three steals. She shot 9-for-17 from the floor and knocked down three of her five attempts from 3-point range.

In a game featuring nine ties and 25 lead changes, the outcome was not decided until the last possession. Seattle trailed 79-75 in the fourth quarter before Wheeler hit a 3-pointer with 32.1 seconds left to play.

Atlanta had a chance to put the game away, but Maya Caldwell missed a 3-pointer. Seattle capitalized, as Skylar Diggins (11 points on 4-for-12 shooting) hit the game-winning layup with 3.4 seconds left in regulation.

The Storm won the rebounding battle by a sizeable 46-24 margin and turned 16 Atlanta turnovers into 21 points.

Liberty vs Storm WNBA Pick

New York is ranked second in offensive rating and boasts the third-lowest defensive rating. On the other side, Seattle has the sixth-highest scoring average and ranks fifth in scoring defense, allowing 79.8 points per outing.

While the Storm won the recent matchup between the franchises, the Liberty have won four of the previous five meetings. That trend is expected to continue when these teams square off on Sunday afternoon.