after spraining the MCL<\/a> in her left knee in overtime of Game 1 on Sunday. She was in her customary starting spot, but was mostly ineffective with just six points in 20 minutes. The boost from Stewart playing didn\u2019t last long.<\/p>\nAfter the 75-69 Game 1 loss, Phoenix players felt they missed a lot of shots they normally hit. Those shots were falling on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Phoenix led by 14 at the half and scored the first six points of the third quarter to take a 20-point lead. The Mercury held the Liberty without a basket in the third until Emma Meesseman scored with 1:35 left in the period. New York missed its first 12 shots before that.<\/p>\n
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Meesseman had 11 points to lead the Liberty, who only got 32 points out of their starting group.<\/p>\n
LYNX 75, VALKYRIES 74<\/p>\n
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) \u2014 Napheesa Collier made a go-ahead 18-footer with 1:24 left on the way to 24 points, and top-seeded Minnesota rallied from a 17-point, third-quarter deficit to beat Golden State and move on in the WNBA playoffs.<\/p>\n
Collier shot 10 for 16 and followed up her 20-point performance in Game 1 with a 14-point second half to bring her team back \u2014 and give the Lynx another chance to keep chasing that championship they just missed last year.<\/p>\n
The Valkyries had one final chance with four seconds remaining following a shot-clock violation, and Cecilia Zandalasini couldn\u2019t convert a jumper.<\/p>\n
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Kayla McBride made a go-ahead scoop shot for Minnesota with 2:48 to go after DiJonai Carrington connected on a 3-pointer from the left corner with 3:18 remaining to pull Minnesota within 70-69. McBride wound up with 18 points<\/p>\n
Veronica Burton had 13 points, nine assists, six rebounds and four steals as the expansion Valkyries nearly extended their special season. Monique Billings scored 15 points off the bench.<\/p>\n
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