NEW YORK — The widely anticipated playoff matchup between the No. 2 seed New York Liberty and No. 7 seed Washington Mystics delivered in Tuesday night’s Game 2, as the Liberty overcame a late deficit to beat the Mystics 90-85 in overtime and sweep the best-of-three series with an instant classic that’s intensity felt more like a Finals showdown than a first-round contest.
With the victory, the Liberty won their first playoff series since 2015, also the last time they advanced as far as the semifinals. After assembling a superteam in the offseason by bringing in Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones and Courtney Vandersloot, New York is one step closer to its goal of bringing home the franchise’s first WNBA title.
The Liberty will face either the No. 3 seed Connecticut Sun or the No. 6 seed Minnesota Lynx — whom they went 4-0 and 2-1 against, respectively, in the regular season — in the semifinals, which start Sunday. The Sun and Lynx face off in a decisive Game 3 at 8 p.m. ET…
