Stephen Curry beats Sabrina Ionescu by 3 in All-Star shootout - ESPN

INDIANAPOLIS — Stephen Curry might be considered the greatest shooter in basketball history. But Sabrina Ionescu certainly made him prove it on Saturday night as a part of NBA All-Star weekend.

The Golden State Warriors guard edged the New York Liberty guard, 29-26, in an NBA vs. WNBA 3-point contest — the first of its kind.

Ionescu opened by making seven straight shots before finishing with a total score of 26 — which happened to tie the highest score by any NBA player in Saturday night's 3-point contest won by the Milwaukee Bucks' Damian Lillard.

Curry had perfect racks from both the left and right wings and went into the final rack — his money-ball rack, with each make worth two points — with 21 points. He missed his first shot but then made the last four to close with 29 points and the dramatic victory.

«I saw the first rack… and I was having flashbacks to watching her this [past] summer,» Curry said afterward. «It added a lot of pressure, for sure, and I just wanted to get off to a good start, settle in and thankfully I made enough to get over the top.

»But that was perfect. Great entertainment, great shooting — both sides — and an awesome 70 seconds for both of us."

Immediately after the competition, the 26-year-old Ionescu was already angling for a rematch with the 35-year-old Curry.

«Obviously Steph won for a reason, and I'm going to have to try to beat him next time,» Ionescu said.

TNT's Ernie Johnson introduced the showdown from center court, dubbed «Stephen vs. Sabrina,» as if it was a marquee boxing match — complete with a heavyweight belt presented to the winner. The concept for the event evoked memories of 1973's «Battle of the Sexes» tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King, which King won in