{"id":82799,"date":"2025-08-20T04:08:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/82799\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T04:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:08:12","slug":"jonquel-jones-and-sabrina-ionescu-have-double-doubles-liberty-snap-streak-of-losses-to-lynx-85-75","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/82799\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonquel Jones and Sabrina Ionescu have double-doubles, Liberty snap streak of losses to Lynx 85-75"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NEW YORK (AP) Jonquel Jones had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Sabrina Ionescu added 17 points and 11 assists, and the New York Liberty<\/a> beat the Minnesota Lynx<\/a> 85-75 on Tuesday night, after losing the first three meetings between the teams this season.<\/p>\n

Both teams were without a star player – Minnesota\u2019s Napheesa Collier missed her fifth game with a right ankle sprain, and the Liberty\u2019s Breanna Stewart is still sidelined with a bone bruise in her knee.<\/p>\n

Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman picked up the mantle for Minnesota (28-6), scoring 17 points and 16 points, respectively. Jessica Shepard had 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n

New York (22-13) opened a 12-point lead in the first quarter. By the time Ionescu hit a 3-pointer to end the first half, they were still ahead by 11 points.<\/p>\n

A series of Lynx steals and Hiedeman 3-pointers shrunk New York’s lead to 66-60 heading into the final quarter, and New York’s advantage thinned to four as time wound down.<\/p>\n

But another long-range 3-pointer from Ionescu widened the lead to seven in the final minutes – to the celebration of a packed Barclays Center – and a final layup from Kennedy Burke sealed the deal.<\/p>\n

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AP WNBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/WNBA<\/p>\n

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