Team Stewart cruised to a 143-126 win over Team Wilson in the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Jewell Loyd was the star of the show, setting a new All-Star scoring record with 31 points to lead Team Stewart to victory. She was named MVP for her performance.
As expected, there was no defense being played whatsoever. Even so, it took both teams a while to warm up and the first quarter was somewhat low-scoring for an All-Star Game. The early highlights included rookie Aliyah Boston scoring the first basket and Brittney Griner throwing down a slam.
Griner was making her All-Star return after missing all of last season while she was wrongfully detained in Russia. She was voted a starter and made her ninth appearance, which is tied for the fourth-most all-time. “It feels good honestly,” Griner said while mic’ed up during the game. “I’m a little out of breath as you can tell, but it feels good being on the floor.”
In the second quarter, the offense finally started clicking, particularly for Sabrina Ionescu. After putting on a historic display during the 3-Point Contest on Friday, she carried that momentum into the actual game. She was on fire from the 4-point zones, which were a new…
