The of-course-its-the-stat-of-the-game stat of the game is the +40 point win New York Liberty 111, Las Vegas Aces 71. Just wow.
Was this somehow related to the back-to-back game that was played? At first I thought yes … but looking at the history I would say no.
May 9 (Day 1): Vegas loses 66 to Phoenix 99
May 10 (Day 2): Vegas wins 105 to LA 78
They started the season out strong doing the exact opposite of “tired team” after losing by 33 on Day 1, Vegas came back the next day and won by 27.
July 11 (Day 1): Vegas wins 106 to Phoenix 58
July 12 (Day 2): Vegas loses 75 to Fever 109
This one was even stranger. Vegas won Day 1 by 48 points, then turned around and lost Day 2 by 34. Win by 48 one day and lose by 34 the next! What a whirlwind!
August 8 (Day 1): Vegas loses 87 to Minnesota 98
August 9 (Day 2): Vegas loses 71 to Liberty 111
So now Vegas lost both on a back to back. Vegas came to New York having won last two of three.
From just these stats its hard to say if there is a pattern that can be attributed to the back to back game. There is too much chaos to draw a conclusion. I am going to point to A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young who were out for rest and of course the performance of our New York Liberty who did well.
The spotlight player of the game is Mai Yamamoto who because of the big players being out took advantage and scored career high 16 points, 6 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 6-for-11 shooting, 4-for-8 from three. Did you know she played against Aces in a exhibition game and scored 24 against the Aces when she was on the visiting Japan National Team?
https://statsdmz.nba.com/pdfs/20260426/20260426_JNTLVA.pdf
“If your best player is small, you’re not winning” and Mai’s 16 was the second leading score after Latson’s 20 and the Vegas Aces … did not win the game.
At Cesar’s Empanadas near Barclays Center we had Pizza and Guava with Cheese empanadas. I inquired about the removal of Apple Pie at Cesar’s Empanadas and was told that for cost reasons it has been cut which can only mean we as customers of Cesar’s Empanadas did not purchase enough Apple empanadas to keep the Apple empanadas in production. If anyone from Apple Downtown Brooklyn Store is reading this you should sponsor the Apple Pie at Cesar’s Empanadas and bring it back please and thank you.
