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    "parsed_content": "NEW YORK \u2014 All season, the New York Liberty talked about the type of team they could be.Explosive offensively.Connected on defense.A well-oiled machine on a collision course with their second WNBA title in three years.They showed glimpses of it, including during a stretch in late May and early June that led to their Commissioner\u2019s Cup title. But for the rest of the regular season, they were an inconsistent shell of that team.This week, a new season started \u2014 the postseason \u2014 and that brought with it a new Liberty team. New York got contributions from up and down its roster, as first-year coach Chris DeMarco said was needed, in a historic 87-71 first-round Game 2 win Tuesday night over the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx. The Liberty became the first No. 8 seed in WNBA playoff history to down a No. 1 seed.Right out of the gate, the Liberty\u2019s offense was operating at full tilt. They jumped to a 9-1 lead, forcing Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve to call timeout three minutes into the game.\n \n \n \n The Liberty\u2019s big three were gargantuan in the win. Jonquel Jones finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Sabrina Ionescu found a rhythm she\u2019s been desperately searching for, shooting 4 of 10 from 3-point range to finish with 18 points to go with seven assists. Breanna Stewart did what she\u2019s been trusted to from Day 1: all of it.The Moment: Liberty stun No. 1 Lynx in sweepStewart had 21 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks while playing all 40 minutes.New York never trailed.For the second consecutive game, Lynx guard Olivia Miles \u2014 the unanimous 2026 Rookie of the Year \u2014 showed her youth. She struggled to handle the Liberty\u2019s pressure at the rim and never found the magic she\u2019d been able to conjure throughout the regular season. Reeve ended up going to Aari McDonald in the second half, leaving Miles to watch her team come undone from the bench.She finished with 5 points, two rebounds and one assist in just 17 minutes on the floor.Minnesota star forward Napheesa Collier looked human, too. She struggled to defend against New York\u2019s length and size, picking up five fouls in 33 minutes. She finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Courtney Williams led the Lynx with 18 points, and Kayla McBride added 14.The question now facing the Liberty is who they\u2019ll face in the second round \u2014 the Atlanta Dream or the Washington Mystics. Meanwhile, the Lynx must confront a much heavier uncertainty: Will Collier, who signed a one-year deal with Minnesota for 2026, be back with the team in 2027?\nAnnie Costabile is a Senior Writer for The Athletic covering the WNBA and women's basketball at large. Before joining The Athletic, she worked as a women's sports reporter for Front Office Sports and, prior to that, was a sports reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times for seven years, where she covered the Chicago Sky and women's sports. Annie also served as the high school preps and recruiting editor at The Clarion-Ledger. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa, based in Brooklyn.Follow Sep 29, 2026Connections: Sports EditionSpot the pattern. Connect the termsFind the hidden link between sports termsPlay today's puzzleWhat did you think of this story?MEHSOLIDAWESOME",
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