Sabrina Ionescu hit a tiebreaking three-pointer from the highest of the important thing with one second left and Breanna Stewart scored 30 factors to assist the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 80-77 on Wednesday night time, taking a 2-1 lead within the WNBA finals.
With the sport tied at 77-77, Ionescu dribbled earlier than pulling up just a few steps behind the arc and and hitting the three-pointer that broke the tie.
The Liberty have appeared within the finals 5 occasions earlier than, together with final season, and misplaced every one. They’re now one victory away from profitable their first title.
Trailing 73-69 with 2:26 left within the fourth quarter, the Liberty scored eight straight factors, together with the primary 5 by Jonquel Jones. Ionescu, who had a comparatively quiet sport, then hit one other three-pointer after a Lynx miss to make it 77-73 with 55 seconds left.
Bridget Carleton bought the Lynx inside 77-75 with a layup 21 seconds later. On New York’s subsequent possession Ionescu had a three-pointer go midway by means of the basket earlier than coming out and Minnesota bought the rebound. Napheesa Collier was then fouled with 16 seconds left and hit each free throws to tie the sport, establishing the thrilling end.
Collier completed with 22 factors and Kayla McBride 19 for Minnesota.
Sport 4 is on Friday night time in Minnesota with a deciding fifth sport in New York on Sunday if needed.
