If you need yet another example of how the playoffs are a completely different kind of animal, look no further than Game 1 of the WNBA semifinals between the
After being swept by the Liberty in four regular-season meetings, losing by an average of 15 points per game, the Sun punched the Liberty in the mouth in its semifinal opener, defeating theNo. 1 team 78-63 on Sunday afternoon at Barclays Center thanks to a massive 16-2 run to start the second half.
“It’s pretty awesome,” Allen said. “It’s my first semifinal and to be playing my old team, there are a lot of things that are quite special to me.” “[Jones] is a beast. She’s a monster on the boards,” Bonner said. “We know exactly what she’s doing. Of course, we’re a little undersized… but I think we did a good job holding it down and keeping her off the boards and she still ended up with 11 rebounds. You do as much as you can to limit here, she was an MVP before, and we’re going to keep battling her.”
It wasn’t until late in the second quarter, though, — when Connecticut’s Tiffany Hayes picked up her third foul — that New York was able to overturn its deficit.
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