This New York Liberty season began with a 9-0 start and expectations of another championship run. Last Friday night, it ended abruptly in the first round of the WNBA playoffs when the Phoenix Mercury won 79-73 in the deciding game of the best-of-three series.

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart -- who sprained her MCL in the Liberty's overtime win in Game 1 of the series and had only six points in a Game 2 loss -- scored a remarkable 30 points on Friday night in Phoenix, including 14 in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately for New York, not one other Liberty player recorded a point in the final 10 minutes. Jonquel Jones , 2024 Finals MVP, was held to three points and seven rebounds all game.

"It really, really hurts, and I think it'll continue to hurt for days, weeks, mon

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