The New York Liberty appear to be getting on track after the worst start in franchise history. The Washington Mystics can't make that same claim. <\/p>\n
New York goes for a third consecutive win while it looks to end a five-game road skid against the Mystics, who will be trying to avoid their second straight 1-5 start Friday night. <\/p>\n
The Liberty were outscored by an average of 17.4 points in dropping their first five games before beating Indiana 87-72 on Sunday and Atlanta 79-74 on Tuesday. <\/p>\n
Guard Cappie Pondexter led the way in both victories, scoring 25 points against the Fever and 26 versus the Dream after failing to reach the 20-point mark in any of the first five games. <\/p>\n
\"Being 0-5, I never experienced that before anywhere in any part of my career,\" Pondexter said. \"It was awful. I knew we had to turn things around.\" <\/p>\n
Pondexter scored nine of the Liberty's 18 points in the fourth quarter Tuesday. <\/p>\n
\"We had to refocus the last couple of days after we lost five in a row,\" she said. \"It was just a case of me being aggressive. The important thing for us is to focus on what we need to do to win.\" <\/p>\n
Guard Leilani Mitchell has totaled 31 points in the back-to-back wins after scoring a combined 19 during the winless start. <\/p>\n
\"Of course, we knew we were a better team than 0-5,\" Mitchell said. \"But it's a long season and the league is so good. Any game could go either way. It was very frustrating to lose those five games, but we had to remain positive.\" <\/p>\n
Washington is dealing with its own frustration after another poor start. The Mystics lost their third straight Sunday, 94-86 at Connecticut. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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