Struggling Liberty clinch playoff spot despite loss
Briefly

New York Liberty clinched a postseason spot after the Indiana Fever lost to the Phoenix Mercury, even though New York fell 66-58 to the Golden State Valkyries. The Liberty have lost four of their last six games and have produced an underwhelming title-defense campaign with three regular-season games remaining. Persistent issues include injuries, limited chemistry, turnovers and cold outside shooting. Against Golden State, New York led after one quarter but was outscored 26-8 in the second quarter, committing five turnovers and making just 16.7% from three as the opponent found early offensive rhythm.
We just lost the game. Yeah, we're in the playoffs, but we still lost the game,
This has been disappointing, collectively. Yeah, there can be bright spots or whatever, but we have three games left and we're not where we need to be. It's frustrating, it's tough.
It's the story of our season right now. When we have to take the ball out of the net, we struggle. We gave
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