Liberty believe theyre finally leveling out as All-Star break arrives

Breanna Stewart lifted her right arm and waved it up and down like an airplane experiencing turbulence to describe the Liberty’s first 27 games. “There was moments where it’s like shock,” Stewart said Wednesday night.“You’re like, ‘Well, what the f–k are we doing here? Why is this happening?’ ”  Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Madeline Kenney about all things Liberty and WNBA.

But after winning two consecutive games — both by the power of Sabrina Ionescu’s hot hand, stifling defense down the stretch and a team resilience that had typically faded in other close battles — Stewart said the Liberty (15-12) have reached smooth air. “Now we’re kind of like leveling out a little bit,” said Stewart, who flattened her arm parallel to the floor.“And we’re like, if this is gonna be us, and this is what we’re gonna do, and not too high or too low… and we’re not looking too far ahead, we’re just looking at the next game.” Stewart and Jonquel Jones will be heading to Chicago to represent the Liberty during All-Star weekend.Ionescu will be notably absent after she said she didn’t receive an official invite to defend her 3-point contest title and didn’t get an All-Star nod for the first time since 2021 because injuries kept her out for most of the first five weeks of the season. Whether the WNBA All-Star break is coming at the right time for the Liberty depends on whom you ask. On one hand, the Liberty have finally garnered some momentum.

They won back-to-back games for the first time in more than a month, showing immense restraint and a high level of execution down the stretch in each victory. Ionescu has finally found her footing, scoring 115 points over the past five games.This stretch includes two epic late-game takeaways. Jonquel Jones has notched a double-double in six of the last seven games. Stewart, as tired as she may be from carrying this injury-ridd...