Ionescu’s 28-foot step-back three-pointer with less than a second left has the New York Liberty one win away from a championship
Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty reacts after hitting a game-winning 3-point basket to defeat the Minnesota Lynx, 80-77, in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals at Target Center on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Minneapolis. , was not playing well leading up to the final minute of Game 3 of the WNBA Finals. But history will not remember how her first 39 minutes transpired.
“I had to go look at the video really quickly to see how far I was,” Ionescu told reporters, adding: “Sometimes it goes in and sometimes it doesn’t. I’ve practiced that shot a thousand times in my head, on the court, and I feel like that’s just something that as athletes, you put yourself in that position to want to be able to make a shot.”It was a shot that will go down as one of the best in the history of New York City basketball, period.
New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu makes a 3-point basket during the second half against the Minnesota Lynx in Game 3 of a WNBA basketball final playoff series, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Minneapolis. The Liberty won 80-77.
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