Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 22 points and Brianna Turner made a tied free throw just 0.4 seconds to go when hosts Phoenix Mercury defeated New York Liberty 83-82 in Thursday night’s WNBA first-round playoff playoff game, fifth-seeded Mercury during a turnaround in the third quarter and ended with 21 points. Brittney Griner of Phoenix had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Turner finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Phoenix, who was 19-13 years old in the regular season, will travel in a second round match against fourth seeded Seattle Storm on Sunday night. The bad news for the Mercury is that star Diana Taurasi has missed a fifth straight game due to an ankle injury, although she is expected to return. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 14 points and 11 assists and Rebecca Allen scored 11 points to lead the eighth seeded Liberty who were 12-20 in the regular season and only got their playoff spot on the final day secured. In the fourth quarter there was before Howard. tied five times consecutive baskets to give New York a 75-71 lead. Cunningham made a three, but Allen responded with a knight for a 77-74 lead with 2:42 remaining. Diggins-Smith’s three-pointer score was 77 just a minute later, but Ionescu responded with a basket for the final lead of the Liberty with 1:29 left. Please use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. Check out the top three games of Thursday night in the WNBA Cunningham three-pointer game, and Diggins-Smith’s layup gave Phoenix an 82-79 lead with 50.6 seconds remaining. Laney’s three-point goal tied for 2.7 seconds to go before Turner was fouled while attempting a layup and made the second of two free throws. Ionescu’s threesome out of desperation missed the buzzer decision about the seventh-seeded Dallas Wings in Chicago. Courtney Vandersloot added 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Heaven, scoring 11 points in the fourth quarter. Allie Quigley finished on 15 points and Parker posted 11 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists. Please use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. Highlights of the first round playoff game between Dallas Wings and Chicago Sky in the WNBA. Arike Ogunbowale bounced back from a first quarter by two points to take 22 points for the wings, but it wasn’t enough to get them into the next round. Satou Sabally came off the bench scoring 12 goals, but Dallas only converted 36.2 percent of their field goals while scoring 47:35 outrebounds in the quarter before Chicago finally put those away. Vandersloot rattled off six points in a row in 72 seconds, giving the Sky an insurmountable 76-62 lead with 1:15 remaining. Chicago will play third seeded Minnesota Lynx on Sunday night, while Phoenix will play against Seattle Storm. Both games are live in the Sky Sports Arena and give the tip at 8:00 p.m.
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