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New York – Sabrina Ionescu equaled its 34 -point season to lead the New York Liberty A two-digit return to Atlanta’s dream on Tuesday evening, bouncing after the first defeat of the team season during the weekend.
Despite the 20 points of the first half of Ionescu, New York dragged 17 points in the third quarter and took steps to drop its second consecutive match after the Indiana fever has handed the title Wgb Champions their first defeat of the season on Saturday evening.
The Guard of New York Liberty Marine Johannes (23) seeks to pass the dream center of Atlanta Brittney Griner (42) in the fourth quarter at the Barclays Center on June 17, 2025. (Wendell Cruz-Imagn images)
But Momentum quickly moved his hands in the middle of the quarter.
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“I think we did not play well, we had no tenacity, we had no emergency,” said Liberty Sandy Brondello coach about the first half of the match. “I think we found our identity, we found energy … We just need to play harder sometimes.”
New York experienced seven reversals for the three of Atlanta in the first half, but this identity crisis quickly faded behind 14 additional points of Ionescu and Breanna Stewart 11. New York won his 10th victory of the season with a victory of 86-81.
New York Liberty Sabrina Ionescu (20 years old) is looking to pass Atlanta Jordin Canada’s dream guard (3) in the third quarter at the Barclays Center on June 17, 2025. (Wendell Cruz-Imagn images)
“We are really proud of the way we fought. And, obviously, this game could have easily made the other way and we who abandon and are frustrated, and I think you could see a team that remained together, dug very deeply and then understood it on the fly,” said Ioneescu after the match.
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“I am really impressed by our ability to do it because we have not been put in this situation this year – to descend so big and have to try to get out of a hole, and I think that all these experiences will just help us while we continue to play in the games and that the season continues.”
Ionescu recorded a summit of the 34 -point season against fever on Saturday. She struck this brand again on Tuesday evening to score consecutive 30 -point matches for the first time in her WNBA career.
New York Liberty striker Breanna Stewart (30) fired in the third quarter against Atlanta’s dream at Barclays Center. Compulsory credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn images (Wendell Cruz-Imagn images)
The recruit of Atlanta Te-Hina Paopao led The dream With 16 points, Allisha Gray added 14, and Brionna Jones and Rhyne Howard both finished with 13.
Atlanta entered the match tied with freedom and fever in the commissioner’s cup games, but the victory of Indiana Connecticut Soleil Tuesday evening, won his place in the championship match where they will face the Lynx of Minnesota on July 1.
