It completed a New York sweep of the night with Liberty teammate Natasha Cloud winning the skills competition. Sabrina Ionescu put on another shooting clinic to win the 3-point contest for the second time at All-Star weekend on Friday night. The Liberty’s star guard, who also won the title in 2023 with a record performance, had a strong final round, scoring 30 points to beat defending champion Allisha Gray.
“It’s fun, I was so excited for her, we were talking about it before we even came out here,” Ionescu said. “About being able to participate in it together and cheer each other on.”
Key Factors
Gray hit her final four shots, including the money ball to tie Ionescu and advance. Clark hyped up the crowd from the sideline before Hull’s turn. Atlanta’s Gray, who made her own history last year by winning the 3-point shootout and skills competition, fell short in both this time. She had 22 points in the 3-point contest. Gray went last in the opening round and needed to beat Kelsey Plum’s 22 points to reach the final round. Lexie Hull who was a fill-in for Indiana teammate Caitlin Clark, who injured her right groin on Tuesday night, scored 20 points to finish fourth. Washington rookie Sonia Citron scored 19 points in the opening round. She finished the course in 39.4 seconds, which was behind Cloud and Wheeler’s opening-round times. Courtney Williams (42.0) and Skylar Diggins (44.3) also didn’t make the final round.
