New York – Regarding WNBA Champion New York Liberty Is there a disadvantage from the playoff elimination after getting the star Breena stewart Where was said by “embarrassed” Phoenix mercury 86-60 at the Barclay Center on Wednesday night.
It was the worst home playoff necklace in Liberty History and rank as a loss of the second largest playoff by a defending champion in WNBA history. Many fans who were expecting freedom to escort independence in the semi -finals filed out of the arena with 4:54 in the fourth quarter.
A decisive game will be in Phoenix on 3 Friday.
Stewart said, “They came in and they embarrassed us on our home court.” “Now we have to go back there for Game 3. The winners take everyone. If we are not ready for him, we should not be here.”
Stewart, who sprained his MCL in the last minutes of the 76–69 game 1 overtime win, wore a brace on his left knee. He played 20 minutes, but had only six points and two rebounds, ending his streak of 44 consecutive playoff games with at least 10 points. He entered an average game of 18.3 points and 6.6 rebounds this season. Stewart scored two first half points for the lowest in any half during his playoff career.
Stewart said she was happy how the knee tested on Wednesday night, but was unhappy with her performance.
“I was not just the place where I wanted to be today,” she said. “And I have 48 hours to find this.”
The defense of Phoenix suffocated New York, which was 24 points below an average of 84.4 points per season. Mercury had 10 theft, and the New York ended with 15 turnover.
Liberty shot 10 -for -20 from the ground in the first quarter, but only 9 -for -43 in the final three.
Phoenix Coach Nat Tibbets said, “Defense has been our calling card throughout the year.” “Hope when you reach the playoffs, you are at the level. I think we have done so.”
The game was tied at 25 after the first quarter, but Liberty Fall was then fast and decisive. The list of things wrong for New York, which won the first WNBA title of the franchise a year ago, was long and diverse:
, Sabarina EonacuThose who shot 93% from the free throw line during the regular season missed their first four free throw. He terminated 2 -for -6 and 3 -13 to 3 -off -13 from the line, including 1 -for -8 on 3 -point attempts.
• Liberty was excluded from 26–12 in the second quarter and 18–10 in the third. He scored a total of five field goals in two frames.
• The first points of the second half Liberty did not come in the third quarter to 5:09, and they did not score the first field goal of the second half until the 1:35 mark.
• Liberty shot a combined 10 -for -38 (26.3%) from the ground starting at 5, with no starter double figures.
• Stewart (6), IONESCU (9) and 22 joint points from Zoncl Jones (7) According to ESPN Research, 109 sports marked their lowest as team partners.
Jones said, “We all have to increase our game, our defense, our crime will have to increase.” “We are a powerful team that are aggressively, and tonight they were really able to tighten more of us.”
Satou sabally And Elisa Thomas Painted Phoenix with every 15 points. Kahlih Copper And Devanna boneer Each had 14. Sabli had four stolen.
It was an important bounce-back game for Sabali, which shot 2-for-17 in Game 1.
Thomas said, “There were a lot of things about his previous game, but if you do not have such a game, you are not playing at the highest level.” “We are very confident on her and we knew that she was going to come out and is talking herself tonight.”
Mercury, who exited 11–4 in the overtime of game 1, seized the speed in the winner-tech-all game 3.
“We can’t go out and play in the same way that we did and expected a different result,” IONESCU said. “I think we have to go out and adjust and play as if our season is on the line because it is. And so.”
