After 22 second-half points from Breanna Stewart and two great three-pointers in the final 56 seconds from Sabrina Ionescu, the Liberty rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat the Lynx by 80 in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals at Target Center on Wednesday -77 .

New York now leads the best-of-five series 2-1. Game 4 is Friday in Minneapolis. If the Lynx forced a Game 5, the series would return to New York for the finale.

After the Lynx led for most of the game, New York took its first lead since 5-2 when Ionescu made a nifty pass to Jonquel Jones, who scored an easy layup. Minnesota's attempt failed on the other end, and then Ionescu came up big again, hitting a three-pointer with 55.6 seconds left to extend the lead to two possessions.

But she was just getting warmed up.

After Bridget Carleton fought through the defense for a layup and Napheesa Collier hit two free throws, the score was 77-77 with 16 seconds to play. The Lynx had a foul that gave New York another possession with 10.9 seconds left. After the ball went downfield, Ionescu took a few dribbles at the top of the key, then pulled up and nailed a three-pointer from about 30 feet away to win the game. Minnesota couldn't get a shot off before the buzzer sounded at the other end.