The Liberty, led by Stewart and Ionescu, silenced the Sparks for the moment. The Liberty won a jump ball. The Liberty, after trailing by as many as nine, rallied back and held on, beating the Kelsey Plum-less Sparks 113-109. Sabrina Ionescu, who scored 27 points, looks to drive up court during the Liberty’s win over the Sparks. New York won back-to-back one-point games leading into the All-Star break., with Ionescu looking more like herself after missing most of the first five weeks with injuries.