At 10:00 Beijing time on May 28, the 2022 WNBA regular season, the New York Free agents played against the Seattle Storm. After some competition, the New York Liberty suffered a six-game losing streak after losing 71-79 in overtime to the Seattle Storm. Han Xu contributed 12 points and 8 rebounds on 3-of-9 shooting, setting a new single-game scoring record this season.
The New York Liberty are currently 1-5. The New York Liberty previously suffered a five-game losing streak to the Chicago Sky, Indiana Mania, Dallas Flying Wings, Connecticut Suns and Minnesota Bobcats. But in the New York Free agent's 78-84 loss to the Minnesota Bobcats, Han Xu contributed 11 points and 7 rebounds, setting a new single-game scoring record this season.
The Seattle Storms started with the first three-pointer from the outside, but the New York Liberty then hit the opponent's interior line in quick succession to blast a wave of 8-0. In the following period, Stewart shot a continuous score, Han Xu came on as a substitute and grabbed the rebound in front of the court to make a foul to get a free throw opportunity, Han Xu immediately made 2 free throws and 2 shots. Then, the Seattle Storm continued to score points through free throws and counter-attacks, and Han Xu then threw the ball under the basket. In the first quarter, the New York Free agent fell behind 14-17, and Han Xu grabbed 4 points and 1 rebound in the first quarter.
Entering the second quarter, the Seattle Storm opened with a wave of 10-2 shots to extend the lead. Subsequently, Han Xu reappeared and just came on the court to receive a score from his teammates. Since then, the Seattle Storm has blasted a wave of scoring small climaxes to further extend the lead. At the end of the second quarter, Han Xu grabbed the rebound in front of the court and scored with the ball under the basket, Dorson made a foul and made 2 free throws, and the New York Freeman was slightly close to the score. At the end of the half, the New York Free agent trailed 24-34, and Han Xu had eight points and three rebounds in the first half.
After the Easy Side re-war, the Seattle Storm opened the game by counter-attacking and taking the lead from the outside three-point line to extend the lead to 16 points. The New York Liberty then unleashed a wave of scoring mini-climaxes that brought the deficit behind to four points. At the end of the quarter, Han Xu re-emerged and grabbed the rebound in front of the court to make a foul to get a free throw opportunity, and Han Xu immediately made 2 free throws and 2 of them. Immediately after, Howard hit a three-pointer on the outside line. At the end of the third quarter, the New York Liberty trailed by one point 51-52.
In the final quarter of the showdown, the Seattle Storm opened with a wave of 7-0 in a sudden and external shot. But the New York Freers quickly gave their opponents a flashback and also blasted a wave of scoring small climaxes to turn the tide and reverse the score, the New York Freers 60-59. In the closing stages, the Seattle Storm continued to score two points through free throws. Then, Stewart made a free throw, but Allen hit a three-pointer to close the gap to one point. In the second-reading moment, Stewart made 1 of 2 free throws, but Allen hit a layup and the two sides made it 67-67, with 4.8 seconds left in the game. Immediately afterward, Williams made two fouls and missed 2 free throws, and the game went into extra time.
In overtime, the Seattle Storms started with three consecutive points, but Han Xuzao made 2 of 2 fouls, and when Stewart made 2 of 2 free throws, the Seattle Storms led by 6 points. Then, the New York Free man instigated a final counterattack, but the opponent stabilized the situation. In the end, the New York Liberty lost 71-79 to the Seattle Storm.
Both sides started
New York Free men: Yonescu, Allen, Howard, Dorson, Whitcomb;
Seattle Storm: Stewart, Lloyd, Williams, Ravander, Jannuri;