Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic <\/p>\n
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton shouldn\u2019t need much longer.<\/p>\n
But she missed her second straight game for the Liberty in their 98-88 win over the Sparks at Barclays Center on Saturday afternoon. <\/p>\n
Laney-Hamilton, who had started every game this year before missing Thursday and Saturday wins over the Sparks, is dealing with a right knee injury.<\/p>\n
Head coach Sandy Brondello said Laney-Hamilton is day-to-day and that she was a game-time decision. <\/p>\n
Veteran Kayla Thornton again stepped into the starting lineup for Laney-Hamilton, and scored 20 points Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s doing better,\u201d Brondello said of Laney-Hamilton. \u201cMaking progress.\u201d<\/p>\n
Laney-Hamilton, one of the Liberty\u2019s best defenders, is averaging 12.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals this season. <\/p>\n
She often is tasked with guarding opposing teams\u2019 best scorers.<\/p>\n
Nyara Sabally also missed Saturday\u2019s game with a back injury.<\/p>\n
Courtney Vandersloot missed her seventh straight game, but she is back with the team.<\/p>\n
She had been away from the team after her mother died of cancer last week.<\/p>\n
Vandersloot was listed as questionable for Saturday\u2019s game, but was held out as she gets back to game conditioning.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a tough time for her and her family,\u201d Brondello said. \u201cShe\u2019s back in town. We\u2019re just ramping her up a little bit, but we\u2019re not gonna force anything. \u2026 We\u2019re gonna be wrapping her in our arms as much as we can because it\u2019s a terrible situation to get through. We are her family, as well. We feel for her.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis decision of when she comes back is when she\u2019s ready.\u201d<\/p>\n
Without Vandersloot, Sabrina Ionescu has expanded her game as a creator.<\/p>\n
She averaged 7.8 assists per game in the first six games without Vandersloot, and added a game-high nine Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think people know about her, but they probably don\u2019t know how good she actually is,\u201d Brondello said. \u201cShe\u2019s more than just a shooter. She\u2019s a playmaker, she has great vision. She\u2019s a bit like Diana Taurasi a little bit, in her ability to shoot, in her ability to create for others and how she continues to improve her game every year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Though the Liberty have made up for Vandersloot and Laney-Hamilton\u2019s absences in the starting lineup, their bench has struggled.<\/p>\n
With Thornton and Leonie Feibich starting, the Liberty have gotten hardly any production from their bench. <\/p>\n
Kennedy Burke, Ivana Dojkic and Marquesha Davis combined to play 38 minutes off the bench on Saturday, but none scored.<\/p>\n
As a result, the Sparks owned a whopping 39-0 advantage in bench points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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