Sabrina Ionescu wins WNBA 3-Point Contest in record performance

Sabrina Ionescu set a number of data en path to profitable the WNBA 3-Point Contest on Friday afternoon in Las Vegas.

Not solely did the New York Liberty star rating 37 whole factors within the remaining spherical, the best single-round report by both an NBA or a WNBA participant in a 3-point contest, she made 20 straight pictures — breaking Craig Hodges’ earlier report streak of 19 from the 1991 NBA contest.

“I’ve put in a lot of work to be able to shoot like I have been from the 3-point line,” mentioned Ionescu, who received the competition for the primary time. “This one’s pretty rewarding.”

The former Oregon star and No. 1 general draft decide missed a mere two pictures on Friday with a purpose to beat Seattle Storm guard Sami Whitcomb, who got here in a distant second at 22 factors within the remaining spherical, and Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale, who completed third with 11.

Ionescu’s win got here after she and New York teammate Courtney Vandersloot fell to Las Vegas Aces teammates Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum within the Skills Challenge, which was a pairs occasion for the primary time.

“There’s adrenaline. It was the final round. I had just lost in the Skills (Challenge) and I wasn’t going to lose again,” Ionescu mentioned.

Gray and Plum, “Team Aces,” accomplished the talents course in 45.9 seconds within the first spherical and put up an identical 46.0-second rating to beat Team Liberty within the remaining spherical.

The WNBA All-Star Game is scheduled for Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET, pitting a group of All-Stars drafted by Aces star A’ja Wilson in opposition to a group drafted by Liberty star Breanna Stewart.

–Field Level Media/Reuters