New York got its first look at the city’s vaunted superteam Sunday.
The festivities in Brooklyn began with a message from new addition Breanna Stewart, who took center court to tell the Barclays Center crowd, “It’s good to be home.”
The spotlight stayed on Stewie after tipoff, with the star forward hammering the Fever early, dishing a dime down low to fellow 2023 acquisition Jonquel Jones. She went on to sink four of her five attempted threes in the opening frame. Stewart logged a staggering 29 points in the first half, nearly outscoring the entire Fever team (35 points), and ended the afternoon with a career-high 45 points—behind a career-high three-pointers made (six)—breaking the Liberty’s all-time scoring record.
