NEW YORK — Breanna Stewart scored 21 points and Betnijah Laney-Hamilton added 20 to help the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 80-66 on Sunday in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals.
The win evened the series 1-1 as it shifts to Minnesota for Game 3 on Wednesday night.
Just like Game 1, New York built a double-digit lead in the first half, only to see it evaporate. This time they didn’t completely collapse.
Minnesota was down nine early in the fourth before getting within 68-66 on Courtney Williams‘ layup with 3:40 left in the game. Those were the last points Minnesota would score.
Laney-Hamilton answered with a 3-pointer in the corner to start a 12-0 run to ruin any chance of another Lynx comeback. Stewart’s putback with 57 seconds left gave New York a double-digit advantage. Stewart missed a free throw with 0.8 seconds left in regulation of Game 1 that would have lifted New York to victory in that contest.
“I couldn’t wait to come back here Sunday and change the narrative a little bit,” Stewart said. “Thank you guys for having our back.”
The two-time MVP wouldn’t let the Liberty lose Game 2. She also had 8 rebounds, 5 assists and a finals-record 7 steals. She…
