The defending champion New York Liberty have picked up right where they left off. On Thursday night, they continued their undefeated start to the season with a historic 3-point shooting performance in a 99-74 win over the Chicago Sky.
Entering Thursday, the WNBA record for most 3s in a game was 18, which had been done six times, most recently by the Liberty themselves last season. Against the Sky, they one-upped themselves and made 19 3s to set the league’s new single-game record.
The Liberty got off to a strong start, knocking down 5 of 10 attempts from behind the arc in the first quarter, and never let up. They made at least five 3s in three of the four quarters. Nearly the entire team got involved in the act as well, with eight different players hitting at least one triple.
The record-setting 3 came with 1:34 remaining when Kennedy Burke found herself open at the top of the key and let it fly. Burke, who finished 4 of 4 from downtown in a strong 17-point outing off the bench, said she was unaware that the team was chasing a…
