Sandy Brondell calls energy regarding the loss of Mercury

In the end, the mistakes will be compensated. The New York Liberty learned that on Thursday nights when they have fallen 89-81 in Phoenix Merkur at home.

It was a third straight game where the VNBA champions defended went through long, they appear that they appear not synchronized. Early Season Small Ilena Left Main Trainer Sandy Brondello looking for answers and her stars, Sabrina Ionescu Both Breanna Stewart, sounds a frustrated last.

The improvement, which was a problem throughout the year for freedom, was a problem again. Phoenix had an advantage of 42-32 years on the plates, which led to 26 points of the second chance – and some additional possessions of killing late in the fourth quarter, because Freedom tried to mount the return.

New York also committed 19 reversals, which led to Mercury who tried another 11 goals on the field.

“Obviously we are not satisfied with the way we played, we should be a little more aggressive in that first half and created some energy,” Brondell said. “Carrier and offensive leap, who really hurt us. We know that. (Exist) No excuses for the way we played.”

Brondello used the word “energy” repeatedly. Tuesday in New York win through Atlant’s dream, she added Jailin Sherrod on the line in the second half to give them a sparkle. Sherrod Video on Thursday, but it wasn’t enough to light the fire under the team who barely barely failed in place in the game title in the game before the week.

Ionescu, who deals back with 30 points, fighting the field, shooting 3-16 and 1-10 of three. She pointed to the defense as a source of the team failure to turn to the other end.

“I think the defensive begins,” she said. “When we don’t stop, we’re not able to really get up. They were in color, and we just need to be in a fight, and that we just need to stay a meeting, and we don’t have to stay better to stay that Let’s stay the meeting and don’t get the ball. “

Freedom became better in the third quarter, similar to the last two games when they set their returns. But as in Indiana, New York could not cross the throat.

“They really shot the ball and (Alissa Thomas and Satou Sabalno) were told for us, but I thought when we got aggressively in the third, it was better,” Brondell said.

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Loss of freedom worsened Jonkuel Jones injury

The loss was bad enough. However, much more about it was a game in the second quarter where Jonkuel Jones seemed to hurt her again Gleb who kept her from two games earlier in the season.

She was breached on the play, but she was unable to take free throws, which means she was not allowed to return. Jones left Barcles Center bootAccording to Geoff Maglioccheti.

Brondell did not have an update in its condition immediately after the game, but it acknowledged that her absence played a role in the team’s troubles.

“We need to find a way to recover,” she said. “We just can’t just put everything on (Jones), so it’s all about us, (it’s) the ball look, jumping on us. They are things we can fix it is just a way of thinking.”

Freedom now enters the trip with four games on the road starting from Seattle on Sunday. The momentum will include pavers against live and dreams.