The New York Liberty won't have a chance to defend their WNBA championship. The Phoenix Mercury eliminated the fifth-seeded Liberty on Friday to advance to the 2025 WNBA semifinals.

After losing at home in the opener of their first-round series, the No. 4 seed Mercury beat the Liberty in Games 2 and 3 and now face the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx in Game 1 of the semifinals on Sunday (ESPN, 5 p.m. ET).

Phoenix's Alyssa Thomas had one of her signature triple-doubles -- her ninth of the season -- in Friday's 79-73 victory.

On the other side of the bracket, the No. 2 seed Las Vegas Aces host the No. 6 seed Indiana Fever in Game 1 of their semifinal series on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, ABC).

Both Las Vegas and Indiana advanced on game-winning shots in the final 12 seconds in their winner-

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