New York handed Las Vegas its first loss of the postseason behind Jonquel Jones, who had 27 points in an 87-73 win.
Chelsea Gray of the Aces gathers the ball against the Liberty's Marine Johannes, left, and Jonquel Jones in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday in New York. NEW YORK — Seventy minutes before the New York Liberty faced elimination in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals, Jonquel Jones strode onto the court with a stoic look on her face. As the 2021 MVP began her pregame workout Sunday, “Super Gremlin” by Kodak Black played over the speakers at Barclays Center.
Jones set the tone and finished with 27 points, eight rebounds, three blocks, three assists and two steals, denying Las Vegas back-to-back titles on this afternoon.“I just came in energized,” she said, “energized that we had a new opportunity. Just playing with a lot of passion and just not wanting to let the moment pass us by and have that ‘what if?’ type of feeling.
Jones continued to set the pace in the second quarter; Plum did most of the heavy lifting on offense for the Aces as her teammates struggled. Jones had 18 points by halftime and Plum had 15; no other player had more than nine by the time Lil’ Kim came out to perform.Still, the Aces trailed just 43-40. But the third quarter wasn’t what Las Vegas was looking for: The Liberty opened with a 12-3 run and took a 61-50 lead into the final 10 minutes.
Breanna Stewart had 20 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two blocks for New York. Wilson had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Aces.
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