Stewart del Liberty scores 19 points in return: “I felt great”

The Liberty recovered its star Breanna Stewart and arrived explosively.

New York – Breanna Stewart It is back after a month off for a bone bruise in the right knee.

The Liberty Star scored 19 points to help New York beat Connecticut by 81-79 on Monday night, marking his return after 13 games miss.

“I felt great. I think I tried that (the Coach) Sandy (BRANDELLO) I let me play more minutes, “Stewart said.” I wanted to try to the fullest when I was on the court. It was great to be back with the team. “

Stewart played just over 20 minutes, the limit imposed before the game.

“I try to facilitate things a bit in all aspects and I know that this is important for our fight for playoffs. I took the necessary time and I was in the coaching staff during the full four weeks,” Stewart said.

Sabrina ioncwho lost Saturday’s defeat against Atlanta After injuring your foot against Chicago On Thursday, he also played against Sun, achieving a great cap to seal the victory after a ball robbery of the Sun at the end of the game.

The last time Stewart played was on July 26, when he left the game a few minutes after the meeting against Los Angeles. The Liberty ended with a 5-8 record without its star eaves, falling to the fifth place of the classification with a balance of 22-15. Stewart had a restriction of minutes on Monday night, according to Brondello.

New York began the season with a 9-0 record before registering a record of 13-15 since then, when the injuries began to affect the team. Jonquel Jones The right ankle was injured twice and lost more than a month.

Stewart averages 18.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.9 assists this season. It is also a key figure in defense with 1.4 robberies and 1.4 caps per game. Stewart told the media two weeks ago he planned to return for his 31st birthday, which is Wednesday. The defending champions have seven games of the regular season left.

Natasha Cloud (nose) e Isabelle Harrison (Broken shock protocol) The game of Monday night was lost. Bondello declared after the game that Cloud had a slight fracture in the nose.