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Sabrina Ionescu’s New York Liberty season debut spoiled by Azzi Fudd and Wings

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NEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu is equal parts poise and bravado. She exudes the former with the ball in her hands as she evaluates what an opposing team is giving her on defense. The latter when she saunters down the court, grinning at the crowd after draining 3-pointers from just inside the half-court line. Both defining traits of Ionescu’s were on display Sunday afternoon as she made her season debut at Barclays Center. But it was spoiled by a career-high performance from rookie Azzi Fudd, who fin

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Streaking Knicks focused on Game 4 and not being on verge of reaching the NBA Finals

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Jalen Brunson isn't looking in the rearview mirror at the New York Knicks' 10-game winning streak while the possibility of reaching the NBA Finals is still in the horizon, even though it is one win away. Brunson's focus, along with the rest of his teammates, is what happens in the first 12 minutes of Monday night's Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. “So you have the first possession, the first quarter, and then you have the end of the first half and you g...

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Azzi Fudd’s third-quarter surge powers the Wings past the Liberty in Sabrina Ionescu’s debut

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Paige Bueckers scored 24 points and Azzi Fudd added 17 of her season-high 24 in the third quarter to lift the Dallas Wings to a 91-76 win over the New York Liberty on Sunday, spoiling the season-debut of Sabrina Ionescu. Fudd, the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft in April, took over in the third quarter with her team trailing by one at the start of the half. Dallas made seven 3-pointers in the quarter to go up 71-61 heading to the final 10 minutes.

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Reese and Canada double-doubles fuel the Dream's 82-80 win over the Mercury

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Rhyne Howard scored 21 points, Allisha Gray added 17 and Angel Reese recorded her third double-double of the season as the Atlanta Dream used a late surge to beat the Phoenix Mercury 82-80 on Sunday. Reese finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jordin Canada had 11 points and 14 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.

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