"Sometimes you just have to tip your cap to the universe. Before Sunday afternoon, I did not think it metaphysically possible for the New York Liberty's season to get more unpleasant than it has been for several injury-riddled months now. But a few minutes into overtime of New York's first-round Game 1 against the Phoenix Mercury, there was Breanna Stewart's left knee to show up my puny imagination."
"Satou Sabally shot an astounding 2-of-17 from the field, and it somehow felt worse; Emma Meesseman, who played 13 minutes in her team's 76-69 win over Phoenix, was a minus-17. In Meesseman's defense, the Liberty's other bench players were also going through it, and head coach Sandy Brondello trusted her options there so little by the end that most of the starters played 40 minutes."
Breanna Stewart suffered an apparent left-knee injury in overtime of New York's first-round Game 1 against Phoenix, forcing her to stay down and clutch her knee. The game was messy and competitive, with poor shooting from key players: Satou Sabally went 2-of-17 and Emma Meesseman played 13 minutes with a minus-17. The Liberty's bench struggled, prompting coach Sandy Brondello to rely heavily on starters, several of whom logged about 40 minutes. Natasha Cloud scored 23 points and hit threes when defenses went under, briefly providing offensive lift before Stewart's injury shifted momentum.
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