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<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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Leonie Fiebich

<div>• WNBA Champion with New York Liberty (2024)</div>
<div>• WNBA All-Rookie Team (2024)</div>
<div>• AP All-Rookie Team (2024)</div>
<div>• 1st rookie in WNBA history with 5+ 3PM in a Finals game</div>
<div>• 1st rookie in WNBA history with 4+ 3PM in a playoff game without a miss</div>
<div>• No. 2 all-time in single-season +/- by a rookie in WNBA history (+279)</div>
<div>• No. 2 all-time in single-season 3PT% by a rookie in WNBA History (43.3%)<br />• Two-time LF Endesa Most Valuable Player in Spain (2023, 2024)</p>
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The New York Liberty exercised their option with Leonie Fiebich.

Out against Toronto

Ruled out for Saturday

Ruled out Tuesday

Questionable for Tuesday

Scores six against Golden State

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