Breanna Stewart scored 27 points and the New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 90-85 in overtime to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs for the first time in eight years.
New York built an 84-79 lead in overtime before Washington got within 86-85 with 38 seconds left. The Liberty worked the shot clock down, but Jonquel Jones turned it over. Brittney Sykes drove down the other end before turning it over herself with 14 seconds remaining.
“One of the best games of her career,” Mystics coach Eric Thibault said. “Especially considering the way they were playing her and put the people on her. To do it on a stage like this was impressive.”
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