New York Liberty
Thornton: ‘This is the greatest birthday present ever’
Ionescu: ‘It’s the gratification of knowing that hard times don’t last’
Liberty outlast Lynx, 67-62 in overtime, to win first WNBA title
The Lynx live to fight another day and send the series back to Brooklyn
Brondello: ‘I’m one of the nicest bloody coaches in this league, but this pisses me off. Just be fair’
Megdal: ‘And Sandy Brondello, who is … one of the nicest coaches in the league. … She went off’
Ionescu, Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones powered New York in a thrilling WNBA Finals Game 3 victory
Horstman: ‘It was an unbelievable atmosphere and just a gut-punch way to lose’
‘It’s only 25% coaching. The rest is what the players want and what they put into these games’
Brondello: ‘Number one, B’s a warrior’