MINNEAPOLIS — Sabrina Ionescu had to watch video in the locker room of her winning 3-pointer Wednesday night to know just how long it was. But she said that as soon as she launched it, she thought, “Yeah, this is in.”
Ionescu’s 28-foot dagger that swished with 1 second left — “definitely the biggest shot of my career” — gave the New York Liberty an 80-77 come-from-behind win over the Minnesota Lynx in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals. The Liberty are now one victory away from their first league title in franchise history.
“I would say I visualize a lot when I’m practicing in the offseason, the night before a game, the day of a game,” Ionescu said. “I’m always visualizing different scenarios and putting myself in tough situations. Obviously, I didn’t play my best tonight, but finding a way to continue to stick with it … I feel like that’s been a big growth for me, whether the ball is going in or not.”
This one went in, the 10th 3-pointer of the game for the Liberty. Ionescu’s shot left the Lynx’s record crowd of 19,521 stunned,…
