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Ionescu makes season debut, Liberty fall to Wings
Key takeaways
- Fudd, the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft in April, took over in the third quarter with her team trailing by one at the start of the half.
- Dallas made seven 3-pointers in the quarter to go up 71-61 heading to the final 10 minutes.
- New York couldn't make any headway in the fourth quarter as Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale answered any Liberty challenge.
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NEW YORK -- Paige Bueckers scored 24 points, and Azzi Fudd added 17 of her career-high 24 in the third quarter to lift the Dallas Wings to a 91-76 win over the New York Liberty on Sunday, spoiling the season-debut of Sabrina Ionescu.
Fudd, the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft in April, took over in the third quarter with her team trailing by one at the start of the half. She missed her first 3-point attempt of the period, but then made her next five -- including banking one in that gave Dallas a 66-53 lead with 3:15 left in the period.
Dallas made seven 3-pointers in the quarter to go up 71-61 heading to the final 10 minutes.
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