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Ionescu missed her first seven shots and
finished 7 of 17 from the field in front of the largest crowd
(17,758) in team history. The guard also made four 3s after
shooting 3 of 21 from behind the arc in New York's previous two
home games.
Breanna Stewart added 19 points as the Liberty (19-4) overcame a
13-point deficit in the first half and extended their home
winning streak to nine. Jonquel Jones added 18 points and 13
rebounds while reserve Kayla Thornton scored 16 and Leonie
Fiebich contributed 13 as the Liberty shot 47.6 percent and hit
13 of 23 3s.
Rookie Angel Reese collected 10 points and 10 rebounds to extend
her WNBA-record streak to 15 straight double-doubles but Chicago
(9-13) was unable to earn its second win this season in New
York.
Chennedy Carter paced all scorers with 22 points and Marina
Mabrey added 15 as the Sky shot 45.9 percent and scored 56
points in the paint.
After taking a one-point lead into the fourth, New York began to
surge ahead midway through the period. Chicago got to within two
following a 16-footer by Carter with 7:38 left but less than two
minutes later, Thornton hit a 3 to give New York a 75-68 lead.
Ionescu hit a 3 to push the lead to 78-70 with 4:22 remaining
and her 31-foot 3 extended the margin to 81-72 with 3:41 left
before two free throws by Thornton made it 85-72 with 2:09 to go
to essentially clinch the win.
Chicago held a 37-24 lead on a basket by Reese with six minutes
left in the second quarter but was outscored 14-3 over the rest
of the half and settled for a 40-38 lead at halftime on a basket
by rookie Kamilla Cardoso with 41.6 seconds left.
Consecutive hoops by Isabelle Harrison gave Chicago a 53-48 lead
with 5 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter but New York scored
the next 11 points to take a 59-53 lead on Fiebich's 3 with 2:49
left. Chicago evened the game at 62 on a basket by Reese with
50.9 seconds left but New York entered the fourth with a 63-62
lead following a free throw by Ionescu.
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