Mercury eliminate defending WNBA champs Liberty; face off against Lynx in semifinals
PHOENIX (AZFamily/AP) — The Phoenix Mercury are continuing their playoff push after defeating the defending champions, New York Liberty in the opening round of the WNBA playoffs.
Now, the Mercury will take the court against the No. 1 Minnesota Lynx in a powerhouse semifinals matchup.
The Mercury will start the best-of-five series on the road in Minnesota for Games 1 and 2 before coming back home for Game 3.
The full schedule is below:
| Game | Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | Sunday Sep 21 | @ Minnesota | 2:00 PM MST |
| Game 2 | Tuesday Sep 23 | @ Minnesota | 4:30 PM MST |
| Game 3 | Friday Sep 26 | vs Minnesota | 6:30 PM MST |
| Game 4 (if necessary) | Sunday Sep 28 | vs Minnesota | TBD |
| Game 5 (if necessary) | Tuesday Sep 30 | @ Minnesota | TBD |
During the 79-73 defeat over the Liberty, Alyssa Thomas had a 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in her fifth career playoff triple-double.
Satou Sabally added 23 points and 12 rebounds for the fourth-seeded Mercury, who play at top-seeded Minnesota on Sunday to start the best-of-five semifinal round.
Thomas has five of the seven WNBA playoff triple-doubles.
There were five ties and 13 lead changes through three quarters, which ended with Phoenix on top 60-59, but New York never led in the fourth.
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