PHOENIX — After corralling the jump ball near the start of overtime Sunday night, Natasha Cloud gestured at Jonquel Jones to set a screen.
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She took two dribbles to the right and noticed the nearest Mercury defender was far out of reach after Kahleah Copper ran into a 6-foot-6 wall. So she pulled up and cashed in on the wide-open 3 to give the Liberty a lead they never surrendered.
“I know who I am in these moments,” Cloud said. “When these bright lights come on, I’m a f–king dog, and when I say that, I mean that s–t.”
Cloud meant business Sunday, pouring in a game-high 23 points on a season-