Dominic Malonga and Breeze are just one breath away from an unrivaled final

The semi-finals of the 3×3 league took place in the crowded Barclays Center Unrivaled unfolded. And the spectators are on their way, with matches that played with the pulse of the fans!

Despite injuries piling up throughout the season, including most recently Alia Boston, Phantom came to an end (83-75) of Vinylbehind 31 points Kelsey Plum. The best team of the regular part of the season goes to the finals… where they will meet The fogsecond seed.

However, the team from Breanna Stewart was close to being punished before the Breeze of Dominique Malonga.

Because after eliminating Rose, the current champion, in the previous round, the French team dominated throughout the match, even with a 16-point lead (30-14). A minute into the fourth quarter, the Breeze still had a ten-point lead (67-57) thanks to a 3-pointer by Paige Bookers.

Dominique Malonga (18 points, 14 rebounds, 2 blocks) and her teammates were only six points away from the finals.

Breanna Stewart as “Time for Money” boss

The problem is that they will be petrified while Breanna Stewart, in her WNBA room, will make a difference, both offensively and defensively. Despite Cameron Brink’s few counters, she will attack the circle and force a decision, while Breeze will miss opportunities to stop the opponent’s “momentum”, or even regain it.

We’re thinking about this sequence, at 67-62 for the Brees, where Dominique Malonga misses a shot from just below the rim, and then Breanna Stewart finally gets it back, scoring on a counterattack foul…

It is finally Arike Ogunbowale who drops the game (73-69) on 3-pointers, facing Dominique Malonga caught on a foul and who has to watch the game-winning shot go through the net on his knees.

“It was amazing. It wasn’t easy to get here : at the beginning it was very difficult, and I had a hard time adapting to this new league. But that was a real turning point for me.” concludes the French woman. “This team is different. I love all my teammates, I love the coach too.” (Noelle Quinn, Seattle Storm coach). I was so happy to be able to play for her again. I almost can’t find the words to describe how great this season has been. We haven’t had a single bad day. We had heavy defeats, but we still returned to training the next day with a smile. We really love each other, and these relationships will last a lifetime. If we come back next year, none of us want to change the team: we want the exact same group. It says a lot about what we showed on the field: we love each other, we love playing together and we gave everything in every match. »

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