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Sabrina Ionescu had an incredible night as she tied a franchise playoff record with 36 points to help the New York Liberty beat the Atlanta Dream 91-82 on Tuesday to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs.
Jonquel Jones added 20 points and 13 rebounds for a Liberty team that was seeded number one in the playoffs. They completed the sweep on the the best-of-three series and will face either Las Vegas or Seattle in the next round that begins Sunday in New York.
The Liberty took a one-point lead entering the fourth quarter but then the New Yorkers took control towards the end with a remarkable period by Ionescu to lead her team to a series clinching victory to get to the next rounds.
Atlanta had a chance in the game
Atlanta was in the game right up until the last quarter. They led by 11 points in the second quarter before Ionescu started hitting shots from a long distance with many of them being 3-pointers.
The Liberty took a four-point lead with a 40-36 score, but the Dream closed the first half on a 12-3 run to go into halftime. Then, once again the Ionescu show appeared, as she tied Cappie Pondexter for the most points by a Liberty player in the postseason.
Now the Liberty will seat back and relax while they see the Las Vegas and Seattle series unfold, as they can enjoy an extra day of rest to study their opponent and prepare for the second round of the playoffs.
