Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty have been on a tear to start the WNBA summer. Through 18 games, the Liberty are 15-3 — the best record in the league. Ionescu has been a big part of New York’s recent success, which earned the most recent Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors.
Last week, the Liberty won three out of their four games, and during that stretch, Ionescu averaged 25 points, 9.3 assists, and 4.7 rebounds, per game, while shooting 47.3 percent from the field. Her points and assists numbers topped the league during that time.
The Liberty are the top team in the WNBA, but in their most recent game, they suffered a key loss. On Tuesday, New York took on the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Comminsor’s Cup Championship. The Liberty lost, 94-89, making Minnesota the In-Season Tournament Champs, which awards them $500,000 in prize money.
Ionescu performed well in Tuesday’s game scoring 23 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and dishing four assists. At halftime, the Liberty led, but after scoring just 10 points in the third quarter, the Lynx had built a lead New York couldn’t overcome.
The WNBA season just nearing its halfway point, so while the Liberty are in a great position after 18 games, they have a long way to go before the playoffs. On the horizon for New York, is a Sunday home game against the Atlanta Dream. Then, they’ll have a rematch against Minnesota and a matchup against Catlin Clark’s Indiana Fever.