Fiebich’s plan for WNBA triumph

National basketball player Leonie Fiebich has a clear idea of ​​how she can win the title with the New York Liberty in her first season in the WNBA. The morning before the start of the final series against the Minnesota Lynx, the 24-year-old explained in a digital press conference: “For us it’s about getting them out of their rhythm a little more.”

They are the opponents. Almost a month ago, the team around Fiebich and her German selection colleague Nyara Sabally lost 79:88 against Minnesota. There was even a 64:78 defeat in May. “In the games of the regular season they were able to play right up to the front,” explained Fiebich. “They play the ball so well, they know where the players are, they can play the special pass, they know who to pass to. We have to be there from the first minute and amaze them.”

Defending champions already eliminated

In addition to reaching the final series again, the team from New York should also be encouraged by their one win in the regular season, at the beginning of July they won 76:67. In addition, they had already improved significantly physically in the semi-final series, emphasized Fiebich before the first game of the best-of-five series on Friday night in Germany (2 a.m. CEST).

The first two games are at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and a possible fifth duel would also take place in New York because the Liberty have the home advantage as the best team in the main round. In the semifinals, Liberty defeated defending champion Las Vegas Aces.