No. 8-seeded Liberty sweep top-seeded Lynx 87-71 in quarterfinals, advance to WNBA semifinals

The useful part

Liberty are peaking at the right time and were able to complete a historic sweep of the Minnesota Lynx to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs. 8 seed Liberty beat the top-seeded Lynx 87-71 in Game 2 of their WNBA playoff series Tuesday night. However, in 2022 the league changed to the current format in which the top eight teams play in the quarterfinals.

How it works

• It's nice to say it's been accomplished, but we have a lot of work to do." Breanna Stewart added 21 points and Sabrina Ionescu had 18 for the Liberty, who await the winner of the Atlanta-Washington series.
• New York scored nine of the final 11 points in the second quarter to go up 49-37 at the break.
• "We're not listening to outside noise, we understand that we can do a lot of great things.
• A year after losing in the first round to Phoenix after going up 1-0 in that series, New York was determined not to have that happen again.
• The Liberty were up five points after one quarter and led 40-35 with 2:39 left in the half.

Details worth keeping

Jonquel Jones had 21 points and 13 rebounds and the No. The WNBA has undergone a number of different playoff formats. In many of the formats, it wasn't possible for those seeds to match up.