What a WNBA final, and what a Game 4! In a boiling Target Center, the Liberty and the Lynx offered a huge fight, finally concluded by Bridget Carleton's decisive free throws!
Sabrina Ionescu will still have the winning shot, but the position was much more complicated this time, and the two teams now find themselves back to back after this success for the Lynx (82-80). There will therefore be a Game 5 of life and death in these WNBA finals, and it will take place in New York, on the night of Sunday to Monday.
With 13 ties and 14 changes of leader during the 40 minutes, this match was a real boxing fight, during which the energy of Bridget Carleton (12 points, 4 rebounds) was decisive.
New York wants to avoid losing its sixth Finals…
“It’s a typical example of the year she had for us and the importance she has for the team”, explains Cheryl Reeve about her player. “She’s a player who always gives her all, and that’s what she showed again. We can always count on her to be there for us.”
Even if the two teams did not leave each other for a single moment, the Liberty sometimes seemed to take control of the meeting, in particular thanks to the impact of Jonquel Jones (21 points, 8 rebounds). But the Lynx always responded and Breanna Stewart missed shots that could have turned the game around.
“We are recovering from defeats very well and making sure everyone is on the same page moving forward”explains the interior of New York. “In the playoffs, in a series, there are always moments where the momentum changes. There were some changes in momentum in the match tonight. »
For Liberty, it is also about changing the “momentum” of the history of the club, which is currently playing the sixth Finals in its history. And who lost the first five…
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How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
