In matching the league’s No. 1-ranked 3-point shooting team during a battle that featured a WNBA single-game record 33 triples, Rebecca Allen’s recipe for combatting the New York Liberty’s bread-and-butter style required something quite fitting: a friendly roll. Getting a head short on a soon-to-arrive heroic second half, Allen, ironically, slows her pace, slipping into an uncovered crevice in New York’s transition defense, freeing her for a spot-up 3-pointer that hits every part of the rim before calmly sailing through. A knockdown shooter for New York over her career’s opening seven seasons, Allen offered her A-game against her former team, providing 17 points (on a sizzling six-of-eight shooting), alongside seven rebounds, one assist, and five 3-pointers. The timely contributions often kept Phoenix — which trailed for 25 of a possible 40 minutes — within reach. Allen joined five other double-digit scorers, helping guide Phoenix to its second conquest of a WNBA elite over a three-day span, overcoming a 12-point third quarter lead for a victory on June 18, 2024. · Jun 19, 2024