New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu is one of the WNBA’s premier players. Named to the All-WNBA second team on Wednesday, Ionescu responded with perhaps the biggest shot in Liberty history to put her team one win away from a championship.
Facing the Minnesota Lynx in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals, Ionescu converted on a deep three-point shot with one second remaining. This put New York up 80-77, which ended up being the game’s final score.
Via WNBA on X: “ONE OF THE BIGGEST SHOTS IN LIBERTY FINALS HISTORY FROM SABRINA IONESCU 
The Liberty takes Game 3!”
ONE OF THE BIGGEST SHOTS IN LIBERTY FINALS HISTORY FROM SABRINA IONESCU
The Liberty takes Game 3! #WNBAFinals presented by @YouTubeTV pic.twitter.com/Whv0AMnNl9
The basketball world has been reacting to this shot from Ionescu, including Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry.
Via Curry on X: “Call game them @sabrina_i20”
Call game them @sabrina_i20 https://t.co/Sa904L3ipU
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) October 17, 2024
This post from Curry went viral, tallying over 80,000 views in just 20 minutes.
Curry and Ionescu faced off in last year’s three-point contest at NBA All-Star Weekend. Curry won the competition, but Ionescu put up an incredible performance.
“She made the first six, maybe seven… it added a lot of pressure,” Curry admitted after winning the contest.
“She made the first 6, maybe 7… it added a lot of pressure.”
Steph was feeling the heat after Sabrina’s hot start pic.twitter.com/vZKKNP4rue
— NBA (@NBA) February 18, 2024
New York is now one win away from bringing home a WNBA championship for the first time in franchise history. The Liberty have 19 playoff appearance since their inaugural season in 1997, but have not won a title. Ionescu’s shot puts them on the brink of that ultimate goal.
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