The New York Liberty built a 22-point halftime lead on the Atlanta Dream behind 20 second-quarter points from Sabrina Ionescu Friday night at Gateway Center Arena in Atlanta. Ionescu finished with a career-high 37 points on a franchise-record eight made threes and the Liberty won 106-83, overshadowing Rhyne Howard’s 100th career 3-pointer. Howard, who was the No. 1 pick in the 2022 draft, reached 100 threes in a WNBA-record 40 games.
NEW RHYNE RECORD
With 3 made 3s so far tonight, @howard_rhyne now has 100 in her WNBA career.
She got to 100 in her 40th game, besting Cynthia Cooper’s nearly 25 year-old record of 41 games.
It’s her 19th game with 3 or more 3PM — no one has more in their 1st 40 WNBA games. pic.twitter.com/Bswuyqa1HL
— Across the Timeline (@WBBTimeline) June 10, 2023
Ionescu was 8-of-13 from deep and 9-of-10 at the stripe, adding four assists and two steals. Breanna Stewart backed her up with 25 points, nine rebounds and four blocks. She was 4-of-6 from distance and 7-of-7 on free throws. Jonquel Jones aided the winning cause with 11 points, eight boards, three helpers and two rejections, while Courtney Vandersloot was good for six points and 11 assists.
Howard was 3-of-7 from long range.
New York (5-2) attempted just four more free throws but made 10…
 led the New York Liberty to victory over the Atlanta Dream, who saw their star, Rhyne Howard, reach 100 career threes in record time. Plus, other action around the WNBA!){kind=link}