The game came down to the wire, but the No. 2 seed New York Liberty hung on to beat the No. 3 seed Connecticut Sun 87-84, thanks largely to a 5-0 run by former Sun Jonquel Jones in the game’s final minute.
JJ s(t)ealed the deal
Jones ended the night with 25 points and 15 rebounds. She only had one steal—but it was a big one. Swiping the ball with 42 seconds left to give the Liberty a five-point lead. It wasn’t just the Jones show; her other star teammates came to play. Betnijah Laney scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds as she played all 40 minutes, giving her 20 or more points in all three Liberty victories this series. Breanna Stewart was her MVP self on Sunday, leading the game with 27 points and also playing the whole game.
For Connecticut, it was a valiant effort, but they fell short, losing by three and failing to get a shot off on their final possession when Tiffany Hayes penetrated to the basket but was unable to kick out to a shooter for a game-tying 3. Instead, she attempted a late two-point shot that wouldn’t have changed the result of the game. She ended the night with 15 points.
A MVP-caliber second quarter from Stewie
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