Finals Top Plays

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Top Plays of the Day, 10/8/25

Cynthia Cooper, Houston Comets (25.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG and 4.0 APG)

1997

Cynthia Cooper, Houston Comets (26.3 PPG, 4.3 RPG and 2.7 APG)

1998

Cynthia Cooper, Houston Comets (21.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG and 4.3 APG)

1999

Cynthia Cooper, Houston Comets (22.5 PPG, 6.0 RPG and 3.5 APG)

2000

Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks (22.5 PPG, 6.0 RPG and 3.5 APG)

2001

Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks (16.0 PPG, 8.0 RPG and 2.0 APG)

2002

Ruth Riley, Detroit Shock (14.7 PPG, 5.0 RPG and 3.3 BPG)

2003

Betty Lennox, Seattle Storm (22.3 PPG, 4.3 RPG and 2.0 APG)

2004

Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento Monarchs (18.5 PPG, 9.8 RPG and 1.3 APG)

2005

Deanna Nolan, Detroit Shock (17.8 PPG, 4.2 RPG and 2.8 APG)

2006

Cappie Pondexter, Phoenix Mercury (22.0 PPG, 3.2 RPG and 5.6 APG)

2007

Katie Smith, Detroit Shock (21.7 PPG, 6.7 RPG and 3.3 APG)

2008

Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury (20.4 PPG, 6.8 RPG and 2.8 APG)

2009

Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm (22.3 PPG, 8.0 RPG and 2.0 SPG)

2010

Seimone Augustus, Minnesota Lynx (24.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG and 4.7 APG)

2011

Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever (22.3 PPG, 6.0 RPG and 3.5 APG)

2012

Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx (20.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG and 2.3 APG)

2013

Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury (20.3 PPG, 3.3 RPG and 6.3 APG)

2014

Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx (15.6 PPG, 9.4 RPG and 1.2 APG)

2015

Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks (17.2 PPG, 7.2 RPG and 2.2 APG)

2016

Sylvia Fowles, Minnesota Lynx (17.8 PPG, 15.0 RPG and 2.4 BPG)

2017

Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm (25.7 PPG, 6.0 RPG and 3.7 APG)

2018

Emma Meesseman, Washington Mystics (17.8 PPG, 4.6 RPG and 1.8 APG)

2019

Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm (28.3 PPG, 7.7 RPG and 2.3 APG)

2020

Kahleah Copper, Chicago Sky (17.0 PPG, 5.5 RPG and 1.3 APG)

2021

Chelsea Gray, Las Vegas Aces (18.3 PPG, 3.0 RPG and 6.0 APG)

2022

A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces (21.3 PPG, 12.5 RPG and 1.5 APG)

2023

Jonquel Jones, New York Liberty (17.8 PPG, 7.6 RPG and 2.2 APG)

2024

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Photo Gallery: WNBA Finals MVPs Through the Years

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Breanna Stewart with 30 Points vs. Phoenix Mercury

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Phoenix Mercury vs. New York Liberty - Game Highlights

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Top Plays of the Day, 09/19/2025

AP Recap

<p>NEW YORK (AP) — Satou Sabally and Alyssa Thomas each scored 15 points to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the New York Liberty 86-60 in Game 2 on Wednesday night, evening the best-of-three playoff series.</p>
<p>The decisive Game 3 will be Friday night in Phoenix.</p>
<p>Sabally was coming off one of the worst shooting games of her career when she was 2 for 17 in Game 1, but said in practice Tuesday that she was confident she’d bounce back. Kahleah Copper and DeWanna Bonner each had 14.</p>
<p>New York had a huge emotional lift before the game with Breanna Stewart able to play <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" href="https://apnews.com/article/stewart-liberty-playoffs-f3d6a6763f340f31b6eb32f9482cb911" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA">after spraining the MCL</a></span> in her left knee in overtime of Game 1 on Sunday. She was in her customary starting spot, but was mostly ineffective with just six points in 20 minutes. The boost from Stewart playing didn’t last long.</p>
<p>After the 75-69 Game 1 loss, Phoenix players felt they missed a lot of shots they normally hit. Those shots were falling on Wednesday night.</p>
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<p>Meesseman had 11 points to lead the Liberty, who only got 32 points out of their starting group.</p>
<p>Phoenix took control of the game in the second quarter behind Sabally and Thomas. The Mercury led 36-30 before going on a 13-0 run to extend the advantage to 19 with just under 3 minutes left in the half.</p>
<p>New York got within 51-37 at the half as Natasha Cloud hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 1.8 seconds left that brought the sellout crowd which included Spike Lee, Tracee Ellis Ross and Sue Bird to its feet.</p>
<p>The Liberty could have been a bit closer, but they struggled from the foul line in the first half. Sabrina Ionescu, who shot 93% from the foul line during the regular season, missed her first four free throws before finally hitting one.</p>
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Game Recap: Phoenix Mercury vs. New York Liberty (First Round, Game 2)

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New York Liberty vs. Phoenix Mercury - Game Highlights

<p>PHOENIX (AP) — Natasha Cloud scored 23 points, Breanna Stewart added 18 before hurting her knee in overtime and the New York Liberty beat the Phoenix Mercury 76-69 on Sunday in Game 1 of their best-of-three first-round playoff series.</p>
<p>New York will advance to the semifinals with a win in Game 2 on Wednesday in New York.</p>
<p>Stewart fell to the the ground and grabbed at her left knee after making a layup with 3:01 to play in overtime. She stayed in the game and missed the free throw, trying to play through the injury. She left the game about a minute later and didn’t return.</p>
<p>New York coach Sandy Brondello had no update on Stewart’s injury after the game. The New York star had a bone bruise in her other knee in late July that forced her to miss about a month of the season.</p>
<p>Kahleah Copper led the Mercury with 15 points and Alyssa Thomas had 14 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. DeWanna Bonner added 12 points.</p>
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<p>Cloud, who played in Phoenix last season, made back-to-back layups to give the Liberty a two-point lead with 4:17 left in the fourth quarter. Copper answered with two free throws and, after a turnover by Sabrina Ionescu, Thomas dropped a no-look pass to Copper for a wide-open layup that gave the Mercury a 65-63 lead with 1:44 remaining.</p>
<p>Stewart then made a tough basket in the lane 13 seconds later that eventually forced overtime.</p>
<p>The Liberty, who averaged 13.8 turnovers in the regular season, finished with 20 turnovers — one shy of their season high — which included 14 after halftime.</p>
<p>The Mercury made 25 of 77 (33%) from the field and shot 23% (6 of 26) from 3-point range.</p>
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Game Recap: New York Liberty vs. Phoenix Mercury (First Round, Game 1)

First Round Game Recap

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Game Recap: Liberty vs. Mercury (9/14/25)

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Breanna Stewart with 18 Points vs. Phoenix Mercury

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Breanna Stewart

<div class="ewa-rteLine">• 2x WNBA Most Valuable Player (2018, 2023)</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">• 3x WNBA Champion (2018, 2020, 2024)</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">• WNBA Finals MVP (2018, 2020)</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">• WNBA Commissioner’s Cup MVP (2021)</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">• WNBA Scoring Leader (2022)</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">• AP WNBA Player of the Year (2022)</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">• All-WNBA First Team (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">• All-WNBA Second Team (2016)</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">• All-WNBA Defensive Team (2016, 2021, 2022)</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">• WNBA All-Star (2017, 2018, 2021, 2022)</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">• WNBA Rookie of the Year (2016)</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">• WNBA All-Rookie First Team (2016)</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">• No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 WNBA Draft (Seattle)</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">• Fastest WNBA player to 1,000 points/500 rebounds (55 games) and 3,000 points/1,000 rebounds (125 games)</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">• Olympic Gold Medalist (2016, 2020)</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">• FIBA World Championship Gold Medalist (2014, 2018, 2022)</div>
<div class="ewa-rteLine">• Member of the WNBA’s Top 25 most dominant, skilled, and entertaining players in league history</div>


Breanna Stewart signed a Contract Amendment - Time-Off Bonus with the New York Liberty.