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Top Plays of the Day, 9/17/25

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Top Plays of the Day, 09/17/2025

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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Game Recap: Mercury vs. Liberty (9/17/25)

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Highlights From Alyssa Thomas 7-Assist Game

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Alyssa Thomas with 15 Points vs. New York Liberty

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Kahleah Copper with 15 Points vs. New York Liberty

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Satou Sabally with 15 Points vs. New York Liberty

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New York Liberty vs. Phoenix Mercury - Game Highlights

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