It was evident right from the tip that officials were going to allow physical play. New York seemed fueled by a desperately raucous home crowd, hounding Minnesota into three turnovers in just over two minutes of game action due to an aggressive point of attack defensive plan. Sabrina Ionescu, who shot a frigid 30.8% from the field on game one, was on fire from the start. The 26-year-old canned two triples as she scored eight of the Liberty’s first 10 points which was just part of her 12-point first quarter clinic.
The Lynx looked a bit shell shocked similar to game one, but they also rebounded with an efficient scoring effort after settling down.