The WNBA took over the sports world Wednesday with five games spread out across the afternoon. The “camp day” games are a long-running tradition and give kids across the country a chance to catch some live action. Now that everything is all wrapped up, here are some key takeaways from an exciting day of basketball.
Liberty block out Sun, take sole possession of first place
The first game of the day featured the top two teams in the league, and the showdown was just as competitive as everyone expected. Thanks to some late-game heroics by Sabrina Ionescu, the New York Liberty took sole possession of first place with a dramatic victory over the Connecticut Sun, 71-68.
“Yeah, we knew it was a big game,” said Ionescu, who finished with 21 points, five rebounds and five assists. “Obviously the top teams in the league and we knew we had to come in, early game, come with a lot of intensity and come out here and take it. They weren’t gonna give it to us, we had to take it, and it was a great battle like always.”
All season long, the Liberty have been the best first-quarter team in the league (plus-20.8 net rating entering Wednesday), and they quickly jumped out to a double-digit lead. The Sun, though, are an…
