Ionescu scores 24, Thornton 20 and Liberty close out Mystics 90-79

— Sabrina Ionescu scored 24 points, Kayla Thornton added 20 and the New York Liberty used a late scoring run to defeat the Washington Mystics 90-79 on Friday night.
May 31, 2024, 10:32 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Kayla Thornton misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Karlie Samuelson misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Stefanie Dolson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Breanna Stewart misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Shakira Austin makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shakira Austin makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jonquel Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
  • Ariel Atkins misses driving layup
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes two point shot
  • Shakira Austin makes 5-foot layup (Julie Vanloo assists)
  • Breanna Stewart misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla Thornton makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kayla Thornton makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Julie Vanloo makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Kayla Thornton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
  • Stefanie Dolson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Karlie Samuelson misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Karlie Samuelson makes two point shot (DiDi Richards assists)
  • Betnijah Laney-Hamilton makes 5-foot layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
  • Breanna Stewart misses two point shot
  • DiDi Richards makes two point shot (Julie Vanloo assists)
  • Betnijah Laney-Hamilton misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Shakira Austin misses layup
  • Betnijah Laney-Hamilton misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Shakira Austin misses driving layup
  • Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Breanna Stewart makes driving layup
  • Breanna Stewart misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Breanna Stewart makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Leonie Fiebich assists)
  • Aaliyah Edwards misses layup
  • Sabrina Ionescu misses running pullup jump shot
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
  • Jade Melbourne misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes 28-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
  • Betnijah Laney-Hamilton makes two point shot
  • Ariel Atkins makes 2-foot layup (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
  • Ariel Atkins makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Sabrina Ionescu misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jade Melbourne misses two point shot
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Jade Melbourne makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes 30-foot three point jumper (Betnijah Laney-Hamilton assists)
  • Shakira Austin misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Ariel Atkins makes 24-foot three point shot (Jade Melbourne assists)
  • Ivana Dojkic makes 13-foot two point shot
  • Kayla Thornton makes driving layup
  • Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Marquesha Davis misses 17-foot two point shot
  • Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Ariel Atkins misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kayla Thornton misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jade Melbourne makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Jade Melbourne misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Kayla Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
  • Ariel Atkins misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Marquesha Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Marquesha Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jade Melbourne makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Jonquel Jones misses layup
  • Jade Melbourne makes 6-foot two point shot (Ariel Atkins assists)
  • Jonquel Jones misses 2-foot two point shot
  • Kayla Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes 25-foot three point shot (Kayla Thornton assists)
  • Jade Melbourne makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jade Melbourne misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Breanna Stewart misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Breanna Stewart misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Julie Vanloo misses two point shot
  • Breanna Stewart misses two point shot
  • Myisha Hines-Allen makes two point shot (Ariel Atkins assists)
  • Aaliyah Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaliyah Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Myisha Hines-Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Karlie Samuelson assists)
  • Breanna Stewart misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Myisha Hines-Allen makes driving layup (Julie Vanloo assists)
  • Jonquel Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Karlie Samuelson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julie Vanloo assists)
  • Betnijah Laney-Hamilton makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Breanna Stewart assists)
  • Julie Vanloo misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Aaliyah Edwards misses layup
  • Julie Vanloo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
  • Jonquel Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jonquel Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Betnijah Laney-Hamilton misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Julie Vanloo misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Myisha Hines-Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Myisha Hines-Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jonquel Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Karlie Samuelson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Betnijah Laney-Hamilton misses two point shot
  • Stefanie Dolson makes two point shot (Jade Melbourne assists)
  • Kayla Thornton misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla Thornton makes two point shot
  • Shakira Austin misses driving layup
  • Jade Melbourne misses two point shot
  • Shakira Austin misses two point shot
  • Breanna Stewart makes two point shot (Jonquel Jones assists)
  • Shakira Austin makes 4-foot layup (Jade Melbourne assists)
  • Jonquel Jones makes 17-foot two point shot (Kayla Thornton assists)
  • Ariel Atkins makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Breanna Stewart misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Ariel Atkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jade Melbourne assists)
  • Jonquel Jones makes two point shot
  • Jonquel Jones misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Aaliyah Edwards misses 20-foot jumper
  • Jonquel Jones makes layup (Sabrina Ionescu assists)
  • Myisha Hines-Allen makes 3-foot layup (Karlie Samuelson assists)
  • Kayla Thornton makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)
  • Ariel Atkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
  • Julie Vanloo misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
  • Ariel Atkins misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Ariel Atkins makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jonquel Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jonquel Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Aaliyah Edwards makes 3-foot layup (Julie Vanloo assists)
  • Jonquel Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kayla Thornton assists)
  • Aaliyah Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaliyah Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kennedy Burke misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Myisha Hines-Allen misses two point shot
  • Kennedy Burke misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Ivana Dojkic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ivana Dojkic misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Julie Vanloo makes 24-foot three point shot
  • Kayla Thornton misses 48-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kayla Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Ivana Dojkic misses running pullup jump shot
  • Jade Melbourne makes 6-foot two point shot (Ariel Atkins assists)
  • Ariel Atkins misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Ivana Dojkic misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kayla Thornton makes two point shot
  • Shakira Austin makes 4-foot layup (Shatori Walker-Kimbrough assists)
  • Breanna Stewart misses driving layup
  • Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes 3-foot layup (Stefanie Dolson assists)
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Sabrina Ionescu misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Myisha Hines-Allen misses two point shot
  • Sabrina Ionescu misses layup
  • Aaliyah Edwards makes 4-foot layup (Julie Vanloo assists)
  • Aaliyah Edwards misses two point shot
  • Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Julie Vanloo misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Breanna Stewart makes layup (Betnijah Laney-Hamilton assists)
  • Sabrina Ionescu misses 24-foot jump bank shot
  • Jonquel Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kayla Thornton assists)
  • Shakira Austin makes 2-foot two point shot (Julie Vanloo assists)
  • Kayla Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)
  • Jonquel Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Shakira Austin misses two point shot
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Sabrina Ionescu makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Shakira Austin misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Shakira Austin makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kayla Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Shakira Austin misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Shakira Austin makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Julie Vanloo misses driving layup
  • Betnijah Laney-Hamilton makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Betnijah Laney-Hamilton makes free throw 2 of 2
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