Phoenix Mercury vs. New York Liberty
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Alyssa Thomas made history on Friday night as the Phoenix Mercury defeated the reigning champion New York Liberty 79-73 to progress to the WNBA playoff semifinals.
The New York Liberty could not come close to producing enough offense in a critical third-quarter stretch on Wednesday because the Phoenix Mercury turned up the defensive intensity in an 86-60 Game 2 road victory.
Here’s a look at the matchups that will define this best-of-five semifinal (stats courtesy of Her Hoop Stats and Across The Timeline) The advanced stats back up Alanna Smith’s case as Defensive Player of the Year as she led the WNBA in defensive win shares per 40 minutes (0.
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