Sabrina Ionescu hit the ‘biggest shot of my career,’ but the Liberty star isn’t done yet

MINNEAPOLIS — Sabrina Ionescu didn’t initially remember the details of the biggest shot of her career. She wasn’t sure how far she pulled up from or with which hand she was dribbling.

But rest assured, everyone who watched the New York Liberty star’s game-winning 3-pointer with a second remaining in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals will be able to fill in any missing details for Ionescu or anyone who missed Wednesday night’s thriller against the Minnesota Lynx.

Ionescu was the lone player to put the ball on the floor during the Liberty’s final possession, needing only nine dribbles to create enough space to separate from Minnesota’s Kayla McBride and elevate for a stepback 3. When Ionescu’s 28-footer was airborne, Liberty teammate Jonquel Jones said she thought to herself, “Oh my goodness, she’s about to hit this.”

As Ionescu’s shot fell through the net, the roars from a Target Center crowd of 19,521 fell to a hush as the Minnesota fans decked out in white T-shirts bent over in dismay. Ionescu turned to face those in front of the Liberty bench, and Breanna Stewart was the first to greet her on the other side of the Lynx logo, where Ionescu had pulled up from.

After the Liberty’s 80-77 win, which put them ahead 2-1 in the WNBA Finals’ best-of-five series,…