Cloud Scores 23, Stewart Adds 18 as Liberty Beats Mercury 76-69 in OT
The New York Liberty overcame a late third-quarter scoring drought to win 76-69 in overtime, despite Breanna Stewart exiting with a left knee injury after scoring 18 points.
- On Sunday, the New York Liberty secured a 76-69 overtime victory over the Phoenix Mercury in the opening game of their first-round playoff series.
- The win came after a tense game in which Liberty star Breanna Stewart injured her left knee shortly after completing a layup late in overtime.
- Despite missing a free throw and attempting to continue, Stewart exited the game about a minute after the injury and did not come back.
- Natasha Cloud scored 23 points including a pivotal 3-pointer opening overtime that sparked an 8-0 run, while Stewart added 18 points before her injury.
- Liberty coach Sandy Brondello offered no update on Stewart’s condition following the game, but New York has the opportunity to secure a spot in the semifinals by winning Game 2.
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This Liberty Season Can Always Get Grimmer
Sometimes you just have to tip your cap to the universe. Before Sunday afternoon, I did not think it metaphysically possible for the New York Liberty’s season to get more unpleasant than it has been for several injury-riddled months now. But a few minutes into overtime of New York’s first-round Game 1 against the Phoenix Mercury, there was Breanna Stewart’s left knee to show up my puny imagination. It was a bad basketball game—entertaining, may…
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Liberty star Breanna Stewart injures knee in playoff win over Mercury
Defending league champion New York Liberty's playoff-opening victory in Phoenix on Sunday night was tempered by an apparent knee injury to All-Star forward Breanna Stewart in overtime.
Stewart nets 18, hurts knee in Liberty's G1 win
Forward Breanna Stewart scored 18 points before injuring her knee with 3:01 to play in overtime, and the New York Liberty defeated the Phoenix Mercury 76-69 on Sunday in Game 1 of their best-of-three first-round WNBA playoff series at PHX Arena.
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