The New York Liberty host the Washington Mystics on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York; the game will air on NBA TV and stream on DIRECTV and fuboTV with free trials.
New York arrives at 9-4 after a 104-90 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night and has won six straight games, a run that has pushed the Liberty to the No. 3 seed. Washington is 4-6 and travels to Brooklyn looking to wrench momentum back into its season.
Thursday’s win supplied the proof points behind New York’s surge: Breanna Stewart finished with 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, and Satou Sabally also scored 19 while making five 3-pointers. Jonquel Jones added 16 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and Marine Johannes scored 17 to pass Cappie Pondexter’s 236 made 3-pointers for the sixth-most in franchise history.
The numbers from Atlanta underline how the Liberty have been built recently: New York shot 54 percent overall and connected on 16 of 31 from deep in that game, and for the first time in franchise history five players reached at least 16 points in a single contest. Those performances are the immediate context for Sunday’s matchup — the Liberty’s depth and shooting are the traits to watch.
Washington’s 4-6 record leaves the Mystics the underdog on paper, and the league standings underscore the gulf between these teams today. Still, this write-up exists as a practical viewing guide rather than a deep tactical preview: it tells you where and when to watch, who’s hot, and what to look for when the teams tip off at Barclays.
For fans planning to tune in, NBA TV carries the national broadcast; streaming options include DIRECTV and fuboTV, both of which offer free trials. Tipoff at 3 p.m. ET gives New York the late-afternoon home crowd; the Liberty will try to keep building the rotation that produced the franchise-first five-16-point night against Atlanta.
The single most consequential unanswered question by the final buzzer is straightforward: can New York’s hot shooting and balanced attack turn a six-game streak into seven, or will Washington find enough answers at Barclays to snap the run? The game itself — and which team executes — will supply the answer Sunday afternoon.
