Dexter Henry after Liberty's blowout win over Mystics

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00:00Make it back-to-back victories for the New York Liberty at home this week.

00:04An 89-63 win over the Washington Mystics here on Thursday night.

00:09And the story of this game is going to be about what the Liberty did

00:12with who they didn't have playing in this game.

00:15No Sabrina Unescu, no John Cole Jones, no Natasha Cloud,

00:18and the team still got the job done.

00:20They were led by the team-high 16 points of Isabel Harrison.

00:24An impressive performance for her, considering that she had not played

00:27in just two weeks as she was out in concussion protocol,

00:30and she came back and delivered in a huge way.

00:33It's like being on the sidelines and seeing my teammates struggle

00:36because I know I couldn't do anything.

00:38So I just knew, especially with having J.J. out,

00:41I just wanted to bring just more aggressiveness and just that effort

00:46and the rebound that we need to consistently have.

00:48So I was so happy to be back out here again.

00:51It's often said you don't have to get ready if you stay ready,

00:55and the Liberty players did that tonight.

00:57It wasn't just Isabel Harrison.

00:59Four other players beside her reached double-digit scoring,

01:01a very impressive performance throughout.

01:04Without their stars, the Liberty was still trying to get healthy

01:06for the stretch run of the season,

01:08and the performance tonight was something that impressed

01:10the head coach, Sandy Brondello.

01:12Yeah, I mean, they're being professionals and staying ready.

01:17It doesn't matter that maybe you haven't played as many minutes

01:19as you would like in some of the games.

01:21It's always about being prepared for when your number is called.

01:23And, like, we encourage it.

01:26It's a part of it.

01:27That's what we want to do.

01:28But they want it because you want to get the feel for the game.

01:31You know, when you don't play for, you know,

01:33getting those consistent minutes, you lose that little feel.

01:37So, you know, credit to all them putting in the hard work

01:39so when their number is called.

01:41And they will be for us tonight to go five from six

01:43on the three-point line as well.

01:44And then, obviously, the rebounding and the assist that they gave,

01:47it was fantastic.

01:48All right, so next up for the Liberty is the final five games of the season,

01:52but they're going to be heading out west for three starting on Saturday

01:55when they will battle the Phoenix Mercury.

01:57Then they head to Golden State to play the Valkyries

01:59and then into Seattle to play the Storm.

02:02So a three-game West Coast road trip that will really determine a lot

02:05about where the Liberty will finish in these standings.

02:08But a huge win tonight over the Mystics,

02:10and Liberty will now look to build upon that on the road.

02:14We'll have more Liberty coverage coming up on Liberty lately

02:16with myself and Madeline Kenny this week.

02:18But that does it from here at the Barclays Center.

02:21I'm Dexter Henry.

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