NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 21 points and Jonquel Jones He added 18 points and 13 rebounds to help the Freedom defeated the Chicago Sky 91-76 on Thursday night.
Angel Reese She extended her WNBA double-double record to 15 consecutive games, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds. She grabbed her 10th rebound with just over 2 minutes left in the game, prompting a loud cheer from the crowd.
New York (19-4) led 68-66 early in the fourth quarter before going on a 7-2 run to create some space.
Reese’s 10th point brought the Sky (9-13) within 78-72 with 3:51 left. After a timeout, Ionescu hit a 3-pointer and the Sky never recovered.
Chennedy Carter scored 22 points to lead the Sky.
Chicago took a 37-24 lead midway through the second quarter on Carter before Stewart got going and led the Liberty to a 40-38 halftime lead. Stewart scored the first seven points of a 14-1 run to get New York back into the game.
Ionescu scored her first points of the game to cap the run and tie the game at 38. She had missed her first seven shots.
Before the second quarter began, New York honored many of its former players, including members of the Ring of Honor. Kym Hampton and Sue WicksThe announcer saved the Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon Finally, her former teammates came up and mobbed her after the ceremony ended. Weatherspoon received a warm ovation from the crowd of 17,758, the largest in Liberty history at Barclays Center.
Both teams were playing the second game of a back-to-back series. The Sky beat Atlanta in Chicago on Wednesday, while New York won in Connecticut.
The two teams will play again on Saturday in Chicago.
