Sabrina Ionescu set multiple records in vs. Las Vegas Aces
Sabrina Ionescu could not be stopped Wednesday night time.
She exploded for 31 factors, 13 rebounds and 10 assists within the New York Liberty’s 116-107 win over the Las Vegas Aces.
Ionescu’s triple-double is unbelievable by itself, however it’s much more spectacular when put into historic context.
That efficiency marked Ionescu’s third triple-double of her profession, which ties her with Chicago Sky ahead Candace Parker for essentially the most in a WNBA profession. That re-broke the WNBA file for many in a single season – 5. No different WNBA season had multiple triple-double previous to 2022.
Ionescu additionally tied Parker for first WNBA participant with a number of triple-doubles in a single season. The distinction between Ionescu and Parker, although, is Ionescu reached her third triple-double in simply her 54th WNBA sport, whereas Parker hit that mark in her 375th.
That is not even the good a part of her efficiency. Ionescu additionally turned the primary WNBA participant to attain a minimum of 30 factors for a triple-double and the primary WNBA participant to do it and not using a turnover. The following closest was Los Angeles Sparks heart Lisa Leslie, who scored 29 for her triple-double in 2004. Ionescu made 10-of-13 pictures, together with 7-of-8 from behind the arc.
“I used to be simply actually making an attempt to maintain the ball, I believed that was actually vital,” Ionescu mentioned, in keeping with ESPN. “As some extent guard and the first ball-handler, simply desirous to proceed to work on that a part of the sport. I am simply making an attempt to be the perfect that I can each time I step out on the ground. It is me versus me. I am making an attempt to get higher and proceed to be taught from all of the conditions that I have been put in.”
Ionescu’s general feat can also be very unusual within the NBA. Just one different participant in an American skilled basketball league recorded a triple-double with a minimum of 30 factors and no turnovers with a 75 p.c taking pictures share, in keeping with ESPN Stats & Data: two-time MVP Nikola Jokic.
The Liberty’s win over the Aces additionally set a number of WNBA firsts by itself. The 31 mixed 3-pointers have been essentially the most in a WNBA sport and the 223 mixed factors have been essentially the most in regulation in a sport.
