Atlanta Dream<\/a> with left knee soreness, coach Chris DeMarco said before the game.<\/p>\n\u201cSome soreness crept in,\u201d DeMarco said. \u201cA play from the last game, and didn\u2019t wake up feeling great. We got a run here with the playoffs. It\u2019s just precautionary with soreness.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stewart has helped New York to a 26-17 record, averaging 20.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists. She’s also been great on the defensive end with 1.4 steals and 1.3 per game blocks this season. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not sure yet on the workload piece or the availability,\u201d DeMarco said. \u201cHopefully she\u2019ll be ready for the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stewart talked to the media after shootaround on Wednesday and didn’t mention any sort of injury or soreness.<\/p>\n
She had missed one game earlier this season to rest. If Atlanta wins the game Thursday, the Dream would lock up the No. 4 seed in the playoffs. New York can only get as high as a sixth-seed with a victory. Otherwise they’ll finish eighth and play Minnesota in the first round that begin Sunday. <\/p>\n
Atlanta beat New York 95-84 when they met Monday and Stewart had 27 points and 14 rebounds in 37 minutes in that game. It was New York’s third game in four days.<\/p>\n
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