Liberty star Breanna Stewart, who set career highs in points and assists per game, edged Alyssa Thomas and A'ja Stewart to win WNBA MVP honors.
, who was third, mark the narrowest margin between the top three MVP vote-getters in league history.Seattle Storm
"Ruby is someone that's going to be able to see her mommy get MVP, and that's something that I definitely take a lot of pride in."The announcement came hours before New York hosted the Sun in Game 2 of their WNBA semifinal series . "It's definitely an honor to be able to say this is my second and to be able to do it in a Liberty jersey for the first time ever," said Stewart, who was a two-time champion and two-time Finals MVP with the Storm."I'm excited for what's going to come tonight, and hopefully the fans are going to go nuts.
It is also the second time that the MVP runner-up -- in this case, Thomas -- received more first-place votes than the winner; Lauren Jackson came in second to Sheryl Swoopes in 2005 despite receiving 20 first-place vote to Swoopes' 16. With Stewart as their centerpiece, the Liberty went 32-8 in the regular season, including finishing narrowly behind the first-place Aces. They caught fire after the All-Star Break in particular, where their 81.8% win percentage was a league-best and they won the Commissioner's Cup Championship Game over the Aces in August.
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