Breanna Stewart scored 25 points and Sabrina Ionescu broke the single-season 3-point record to help New York beat the Los Angeles Sparks 96-89, giving the Liberty eight straight wins.
Stefanie Dolson then got hot from behind the arc. New York trailed by 13 midway through the third quarter before she got going. Dolson, who finished with 17 points, hit five 3-pointers over a 5-minute stretch as the Liberty took their first lead since the opening period.
Her fourth and fifth 3-pointer sent the crowd into a frenzy and gave New York an 81-78 lead with 7:23 left in the game. That started a 17-4 run that put the game away. New York hit 17 of 34 from behind the arc in the game.New York was up 21-14 in the first quarter before Los Angeles scored 12 straight, including the final nine of the opening period. The Sparks extended the lead to 14 in the second before Stewart got New York back within 50-43 at the half.
Los Angeles has been decimated by injuries all season and Thursday night’s game was no different. Nneka Ogwumike , Chiney Ogwumike , Karlie Samuelson , Lexie Brown , Nia Clouden and Katie Lou Samuelson were all out. That left Los Angeles with eight healthy players. The Sparks haven’t had more than 11 players in any game this season and lead the league with 205 games lost to injury or illness.The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.
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