New York Liberty Drop to 11th After 3-Game Home Skid

5 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · May 26

Three straight home losses to Golden State, Dallas and Portland dropped New York to 11th after a 3-1 start that had reinforced its preseason-favorite status.
95.2 offensive rating during the skid explains the slide: the Liberty failed to top 76 points, shot 40.3% overall and 29.7% from 3, and posted a 19.5% turnover rate.
Satou Sabally and Sabrina Ionescu returned during the slump but looked rusty, and their reentry disrupted early rotations that had fueled New York's fast start.
Pauline Astier and Marine Johannès embody that shift—the pair fell from 32.8 combined points and nine assists on 53.5% shooting in the 3-1 opening stretch to 11.7 points and six assists on 40.6% during the streak.
Breanna Stewart said the early stumble is a learning phase rather than a crisis, arguing the Liberty still have not gotten much from Sabally, Ionescu and Leonie Fiebich and should improve as the roster settles.

Can the Liberty's star-studded roster still salvage its championship hopes after this disastrous start?

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