Turns out, even the mighty New York Liberty are not immune to the ups and downs of a WNBA season. After starting 9-0, they fell to 12-6, causing much concern for their hopes of not just a championship repeat, but advantageous seeding throughout the playoffs.
Since then, they won three straight games, even without Jonquel Jones, to ride into All-Star Weekend with the second-best record in the W, two games in the loss column behind the 20-4 Minnesota Lynx. Their starting backcourt took the good times even further, as Sabrina Ionescu won her second All-Star 3-Point Contest while Natasha Cloud won the Skills Challenge.