Jovana Nogić, a member of the Serbian national team, played an outstanding game during the first weekend of the 30th WNBA season, where her team, the Phoenix Mercury, achieved a convincing victory over the defending champions, the Las Vegas Aces, with a score of 99:66.
Our Jovana could not have dreamed of a better debut in the WNBA league.
She particularly stood out during the first half, when she scored 19 points with a perfect three-point shooting record (4/4). She eventually finished the match with that exact scoring output in 21 minutes on the court, achieving a 5/8 field goal performance, along with four assists and two steals. She thus became the second most efficient player in WNBA history in terms of points scored on a debut for a player who entered the league undrafted.
The most efficient in the winning team was Alyssa Thomas with 20 points, while DeWanna Bonner and Kahleah Copper scored 13 points each. In the Las Vegas team, A’ja Wilson was the most efficient with 19 points, while Jackie Young and NaLyssa Smith added 12 and 11 points, respectively.
The championship ring ceremony for the Las Vegas basketball players, who have won the WNBA title three times in the last four years, further marked the match, but the current title holders did not have a good time.
Phoenix was also the Aces’ rival in last year’s finals, when the team from Nevada celebrated with a 4:0 victory.
The match was also watched by a large number of celebrities, including legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady and NBA star Bam Adebayo from the Miami Heat.
Source: Sportal,Photo: Instagram/Phonexmercury