Sabrina Ionescu left Indianapolis with one other trophy, and a bit revenge.
The New York Liberty star captured her second WNBA three-point contest crown Friday night time, scoring 30 factors within the last spherical – that ties for the second most in contest historical past, trailing solely her personal report of 37 from 2023.
“It means every part. The final time I used to be right here in Indy towards Steph, I misplaced,” Ionescu mentioned on ESPN’s broadcast whereas clutching her new {hardware}. “So I really feel like I needed to come again and redeem myself.”
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The final time she referenced was her memorable three-point shootout with Warriors star Steph Curry in the course of the 2024 NBA All-Star weekend in Indianapolis. Curry narrowly edged her out, 29 factors to 26.
This time, Ionescu bought the final snigger. After securing the win over Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Grey, she even referred to as Curry to indicate off her trophy.
“I referred to as Steph after and was displaying the trophy off as a result of final time he beat me after we had been right here in Indy,” Ionescu mentioned through Deyscha Smith of The Subsequent.
Ionescu capped off the night time with Curry’s signature “night time night time” celebration, including her personal aptitude to the victory.
Grey, the defending champion, put up 22 factors within the last spherical after each she and Ionescu scored 25 within the opening spherical to advance.
The Liberty’s dominance didn’t finish there. Teammate Natasha Cloud gained the abilities problem earlier within the night.
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