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New York – Sabrina Ionescu coincided with its maximum of 34 points to lead the New York freedom For a two -digit return about Atlanta's dream on Tuesday night, bouncing the first defeat of the team's season during the weekend.
Despite the 20 points of the first half of ionscu, New York lost 17 points in the third quarter and was walking to leave his second consecutive game after Indiana's fever delivered the reigning WNBA defends his first defeat of the season on Saturday night.
The New York Liberty Guard, Marine Johannes (23), seeks to pass through the center of Atlanta Dream Brittney Griner (42) in the fourth quarter at Barclays Center on June 17, 2025. (Images of Wendell Cruz-Imagn)
But the impulse quickly changed his hands in the middle of the room.
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“I think we didn't play well, we had no hardness, we had no urgency,” said Liberty coach Sandy Bondello about the first half of the game. “I think we find our identity, we find some energy … we just need to play tougher sometimes.”
New York had seven ball losses to the three of Atlanta in the first half, but that identity crisis quickly faded behind the other 14 points of the 11 of ionscu and Breanna Stewart. New York won his tenth victory of the season with an 86-81 victory.
The New York Guard Liberty Sabrina Ionescu (20) seeks to go through the dream guard of Atlanta Jordin Canada (3) in the third quarter at Barclays Center on June 17, 2025. (Images of Wendell Cruz-Imagn)
“We are very proud of the way we fight. And, obviously, that game could have easily gone in the other direction and we simply give up and frustrated ourselves, and I think you could see a team that stayed together, digged very deep and then we discovered it in the fly,” said Ionescu after the game.
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“I am really impressed with our ability to do it because we have not put ourselves in that situation this year: go so great and have to try to get out of a hole, and I think that all these experiences will help us as we continue playing in the games and the season continues.”
Ionescu registered a maximum of 34 points against fever on Saturday. He hit that brand again on Tuesday night to score consecutive 30 -point games for the first time in his WNBA career.
New York Liberty striker Breanna Stewart (30), shot in the third quarter against Atlanta's dream at the Barclays center. Mandatory credit: images of Wendell Cruz-Iimagn (Images of Wendell Cruz-Imagn)
Atlanta's rookie, Te-Hina Paopao, led The dream With 16 points, Allisha Gray added 14, and Brionna Jones and Rhyne Howard ended with 13.
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Atlanta entered the game tied with freedom and fever at the Copa del Commissioner Games, but Indiana's sandy victory over the Sun Connecticut On Tuesday night he secured his place in the championship game, where they will face Minnesota Lynx on July 1.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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