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Liberty Report 8/17: The Value of Two Points

8.17.14 at 9:01pm by Sam Torres Jr

3-10 and 12-9. Those are the two New York Liberty records before and after thirteen regular season games. The Liberty have been gradually improving all year, so it must not come as much of a surprise that they defeated the Indiana Fever Sunday night 73-61 in their season finale after losing 76-63 to the same team three nights prior.

Liberty Report 8/12: Liberty’s Torches Not Enough For Red Hot Mercury

8.12.14 at 9:38pm by Sam Torres Jr

In a game that the New York Liberty (13-18) described as a “must win,” the Phoenix Mercury (27-4) came in to MSG and scorched the New York Liberty 76-64. It might not seem like a blowout from the Liberty’s side, though, because watching the game told a different story.

Liberty Report: Finding a Way

7.29.14 at 9:44pm by Sean Hahner, James Decker

After a successful 2-1 road trip in which the Liberty won two games by a combined six points, New York found a way to win another close one, defeating the Washington Mystics 80-76 on Tuesday night at the Garden. The Liberty now sit at 11-14, which may not seem like a record to be excited about, but after a 4-11 start to the season, New York is getting hot at the right time.

Liberty Report 7/16: Early Worm Gets The Win

7.16.14 at 2:23pm by Sam Torres Jr

School is now in session. Well, no it isn’t, but at least for Cappie Pondexter it is. On a day where Madison Square Garden hosted about 12,000 out of school summer campers for Camp Day, Pondexter was still teaching an important lesson; do not leave her wide open on the game-winning shot.

Liberty Report 7/11: Losing Focus

7.12.14 at 7:43am by Sam Torres Jr

So much for home-cooking. After winning three straight games at home, the Liberty believed they had turned a corner, but lost to the San Antonio Stars on the road. Heading back home, the Libs (7-13) thought they had a good shot at winning their fourth game out of five Friday night, but lost to the Los Angeles Sparks (8-11) 68-54.

Liberty Report: Turning the Corner

7.8.14 at 9:03pm by Sean Hahner

The red-hot New York Liberty (7-11) capped their home stand with a win over the first-place Minnesota Lynx by a final score of 87-80 on Sunday.

Bill Laimbeer Talks Liberty Pregame

7.6.14 at 12:57pm by Sean Hahner

Liberty coach Bill Laimbeer joined Sean Hahner to talk about the team pregame against the Minnesota Lynx.

Liberty Report: Home Cooking

7.1.14 at 9:57pm by Sean Hahner

By: Sean Hahner and James Decker

The Liberty came into this five game home stand with a 3-10 record, losers of 5 straight and were searching for answers. Laimbeer said “I told the team six, seven games ago that I only know of one way out of this- to come to work every day and play as hard as you can.” After Tuesday night’s 90-74 win against the Tulsa Shock, the Libs are 6-11. While it is still not the prettiest record, there are definitely signs that the Liberty are poised for a run in the second half of the season.

Liberty Report: Moving Forward

6.29.14 at 5:49pm by Sean Hahner, Sam Torres Jr

Maddie the mascot’s birthday was not the only reason to celebrate this Sunday for the New York Liberty (5-10). The team, who had just lost a close game on Friday against Chicago 73-69, bounced back and beat the Connecticut Sun 67-65 in another tight one.

Liberty Report: Hodgepodge

6.28.14 at 12:01am by James Decker

The Liberty are in the midst of a critical five-game homestand, in which they hope to turn around what has been a poor start to the season. Coach Bill Laimbeer and the entire Liberty team had obvious frustration after Friday night’s 73-69 loss to the Chicago Sky. Laimbeer said at the conclusion of the press conference that this defeat was “a tough one to take.” New York was outscored 50-37 in the first half, and despite a second half run, were unable to complete the comeback. This loss put the Liberty at 4-11, last place in the Eastern Conference.