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Alexa Philippou, ESPN
NEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu received the ball on the left wing from teammate Breanna Stewart and hoisted up the shot. The 3-pointer swished in, putting the New York Liberty up 11 over the Las Vegas Aces early in the fourth quarter in Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals. As Ionescu ran back on defense, she pointed to New York icon Spike Lee. Wearing a signed Ionescu jersey, Lee shot up from his courtside seat and pointed back in her direction.
Ionescu wasn’t done.
Not even 90 seconds later, she received the ball from Leonie Fiebich well beyond the top of the arc and with three-time MVP A’ja Wilson closing out on her, she drained a 30-footer, sending the Barclays Center crowd of 14,000 into a tizzy and forcing a Las Vegas timeout.
Moments after New York’s 87-77 win on Sunday, where Ionescu scored 21 points and dished five assists, ESPN’s Holly Rowe interviewed Ionescu and Stewart at half court, asking Ionescu what it feels like when she gets hot and turns into the “orchestra leader” of…
