The German basketball player Satou Sabally has with the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA reached the final series.
The 27 -year -old Sabally scored against the main round winner at 86:81 Minnesota Lynx 21 points and was thus the second best thrower of her team in the third and decisive victory of the outsider in the semi -final series (final score 3: 1) before 16,919 spectators. Alyssa Thomas got 23 points.
“Greetings go to Nyara, she did it first”
Sabally now gets the chance to follow her sister Nyara, two years younger, who together with Leonie Fiebich and the New York Liberty had won the title.
“This is a dream that will come true”said Satou Sabally to the TV station “ESPN”, “Greetings go to Nyara, she did it first. I worked so hard for this dream, from Berlin and Gambia, I represent international waters here.”
As a small child, Sabally had moved to the German capital with her family and is now the best basketball player in the country.
Final series over a maximum of seven games
In the final, which is held over a maximum of seven games, it goes against the Las Vegas Aces or Indiana Fever – In this semi -final series, Indiana equalized with a 90:83 to 2-2.
Phoenix had lost the first game against the favorite from Minnesota, followed by three victories with 24, 23 and now 21 points from Sabally, who had only moved from Dallas to Phoenix before the season and immediately developed into the leading player. Together with Alyssa Thomas, who scored 23 points on Sunday, she bears the offensive.