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Sabrina Ionescu gives Liberty a 2-1 lead

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MINNEAPOLIS – Could these WNBA Finals get any wilder?

Previously, a team had to lose at least 15 points in every game and then climb back to the top to win a game, if not win.

First, Minnesota fell behind by 18 points in Game 1 and came back to win in overtime. Then the Lynx fell behind by 17 in Game 2, but somehow made it a game in the fourth quarter. On Wednesday at Target Center, the New York Liberty fell behind by 15 and looked completely out of shape before coming back to pull out a stunning 80-77 victory behind two timely three-pointers from Sabrina Ionescu.

New York now leads the series 2-1 and is just one win away from the first title in franchise history.

Game 4 is Friday at Target Center and we're already gearing up for something crazy. In the meantime, here are the winners and losers from Game 3.

WINNER

Minneapolis, the city

After a poorly attended Game 5 of the semifinals, when only 8,769 fans came to Target Center to watch Minnesota end the Connecticut Sun's season, the Lynx supporters filled the arena in Game 3 on Wednesday, setting a Target Center attendance record of 19,521.

Billboards across the city cheered the Lynx, fans went to work wearing No. 24 Napheesa Collier jerseys and bartenders in Minneapolis talked about hosting packed restaurants on Wednesday nights. Maybe you or someone you know is new to the WNBA. But in this city where the Lynx have won four titles, everyone knows when game day is.

Sabrina Ionescu and Kayla McBride

All-WNBA teams were announced Wednesday afternoon and two snubs immediately jumped out. New York's Sabrina Ionescu, who scored the game-winning goal a few hours later, was missing from the first team. She was named second team.

Both teams were missing Minnesota guard Kayla McBride, the Lynx sharpshooter who led Minnesota back to the finals. She responded to Wednesday's snub by scoring 19 points and connecting on 5 of 9 three-point attempts.

Leonie Fiebich

The German rookie was great in Game 3, scoring 13 points and grabbing four rebounds in New York's win. She was hot early, hitting a floater and a three-pointer to give New York a quick lead and using her long arms to protect the rim.

She also returned to the court after a brutal save late in the game left her knocked to the ground clutching her stomach.

She is easily one of the toughest players on the New York roster, enjoying physical defense and using her 6-foot wingspan to harass opponents. If New York wins this series, Fiebich will likely play a big role.

LOSER

Napheesa Collier

The league's most underrated player had a tough Game 3. Collier scored 22 points, but she needed 22 shots to get there and she missed her last three attempts in the final five minutes.

Collier scored 249 points in 10 games in the 2024 playoffs, setting a new WNBA single postseason record. On Wednesday, she passed Diana Taurasi, who scored 245 points as she led the Phoenix Mercury to the 2009 title.

Collier was brilliant this postseason and more than deserved her flowers, but the loss overshadowed her play.

Anyone who wants Breanna Stewart to get a microphone

It's common for superstar players to wear a microphone at big games so the broadcast can give viewers a glimpse of the world.

But there's a reason New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart, one of the best players in the world, doesn't typically get that chance. In the third quarter, cameras caught Stewart yelling at her teammates in the huddle: “We're not losing this game (using profanity)!”

Asked about it, Stewart, who scored 22 of her 30 points in the second half, sighed.

“That’s why I can’t be listened to with the microphone,” she said.

By Vanessa

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