Jones, Stewart lead Liberty past Aces to avoid sweep in WNBA Finals

Jonquel Jones scored 27 points and Breanna Stewart added 20 to help the New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 87-73 on Sunday in the WNBA Finals and force a Game 4.

New York struggled in the first two games against the Aces in Las Vegas, but the Liberty found their shooting touch in Game 3 in Brooklyn behind Jones, who hit four of the team's 13 three-pointers.

"She was huge for us," Liberty coach Sandy Brondello said of Jones, who came to the Liberty in a trade in the offseason. "Those 3's changed the moment of the game a bit. The ball went in. Other games the ball weren't going in for us. We got back to our identity. Proud of the effort and commitment and connection we had. Now we've got to do it again."

This was the Liberty's first win in the WNBA Finals since Teresa Weatherspoon's half-court shot in Game 2 against Houston in 1999. The Aces are up 2-1 in the best-of-five series and Game 4 is Wednesday night in New York.

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The Liberty led by three at halftime before scoring the first eight points of the third quarter to take a double-digit lead, bringing the crowd of 17,143 to its feet. They led 61-50 after three