Down 2-0 in WNBA Finals, 'It's about action now, not emotion' for Liberty - ESPN

NEW YORK — New York Liberty coach Sandy Brondello said that for as upset as her team was with Wednesday's stunning 28-point blowout loss to the Las Vegas Aces in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals, «It's about action now… no f---ing feelings anymore.»

«We're all disappointed, angry, embarrassed, with how we played,» Brondello told reporters Friday. «I think we have all those emotions, but it's about action now, not emotion. It's about what you can do. Not how you're feeling… Feelings blind us, you know what I mean? It's like, feel them and express them, and get them out. Now focus on what you can control — it's actions, not emotions.»

The series swings east for Game 3 on Sunday, after the Aces went 2-0 on their home floor at Michelob Ultra Arena, positioning themselves one win away from repeating as WNBA champions. New York, meanwhile, is playing in the Finals for the first time since 2002 and is seeking the franchise's first championship.

Despite a highly anticipated matchup between the two superteams, the Liberty who took the court for the start of the Finals have been unrecognizable from the team that basketball fans and the Liberty themselves watched most of the year. New York has been outscored by 48 points across the last six quarters of the Finals, and allowed the Aces to score a WNBA Finals-record 38 first-quarter points in Game 2. Las Vegas has scored 203 points in two games against a Liberty defense that ranked No. 3 in defensive rating in the regular season — and for the most part New York's offense hasn't been much better, either.

Brondello said she believes her team's struggles have less to do with X's and O's and more to do with mindset and the Liberty not competing — something she didn't view as an issue when they