Connecticut has the best record in the WNBA. The Sun are going to be top-seeded in the playoffs. So this game means very little to them. Not so with New York. The Liberty are battling for the final playoff spot with the Mystics and Sparks.

So an all-out effort should be forthcoming from the LIberty. New York has talent with Betnijah Laney and Natasha Howard, who can keep the Sun from dominating inside. Sabrina Ionescu is overdue to step up, too, for the LIberty.

The Sun, on the other hand, could be reducing the minutes of their starters as they prepare for the playoffs and much more important games.