"The New York Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu broke WNBA and NBA records for most points in a 3-point shooting contest by hitting all but two of her treys in the final round of Friday's competition, which kicked off 2023 WNBA All-Star weekend.
Ionescu's 37 out of a possible 40 points surpass the single-round record of 31 in the NBA (done by Stephen Curry in 2021 and Tyrese Haliburton in 2023) and 30 in the WNBA (Allie Quigley in 2022)."
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/38 ... nt-contest
Sabrina Ionescu sets 3-point contest record
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Re: Sabrina Ionescu sets 3-point contest record
On a more important note for her, she's absolutely lighting it up as an outside shooter this year and finding her role more as a SG than a PG playing with other greats.
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"broke WNBA and NBA"
NBA line is a couple of feet farther out ... I know I'm being a spoilsport, but she'll break Curry's record when she shoots it from 23 feet.
NBA line is a couple of feet farther out ... I know I'm being a spoilsport, but she'll break Curry's record when she shoots it from 23 feet.
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Re: Sabrina Ionescu sets 3-point contest record
gogreen55 wrote:"The New York Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu broke WNBA and NBA records for most points in a 3-point shooting contest by hitting all but two of her treys in the final round of Friday's competition, which kicked off 2023 WNBA All-Star weekend.
Ionescu's 37 out of a possible 40 points surpass the single-round record of 31 in the NBA (done by Stephen Curry in 2021 and Tyrese Haliburton in 2023) and 30 in the WNBA (Allie Quigley in 2022)."
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/38 ... nt-contest
It's just so awesome. I've watched it several times now and it's still exciting!
Way to go, Sabrina!!!
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Re: Sabrina Ionescu sets 3-point contest record
I mean, I don't think anyone actually thinks she is a better shooter. Women play with a smaller basketball also, which makes things much easier for them. Spoiler alert....there is no comparison between women and men when it comes to sports. The more athleticism and strength a sport requires, the more glaringly wide the gap becomes.73duck wrote:"broke WNBA and NBA"
NBA line is a couple of feet farther out ... I know I'm being a spoilsport, but she'll break Curry's record when she shoots it from 23 feet.
All that being said, what Sabrina did was extremely impressive. She neared perfection, leaving little room for any woman or man to do any better, even if given the exact same circumstances.
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Re: Sabrina Ionescu sets 3-point contest record
What an incredible talent! Oh what could have been that last postseason that got canceled by covid.
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