The Phoenix Mercury beat the New York Liberty 3-1 in their season series, and their rookie, Monique Akoa Makani contributed.

Copper underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in May and needed to acclimate herself to a new-look Mercury roster. Phoenix will host the Liberty in a decisive Game 3 Friday night.

The Mercury rattled the reigning champion Liberty and stunned a Barclays Center crowd accustomed to eruption in Game 2 on Wednesday night.

Several Phoenix Mercury stars called out the New York Liberty's "quiet" fans after a dominant WNBA playoff win on September 17.

The first round of the 2025 WNBA playoffs continued on Wednesday night, as the Phoenix Mercury staved off elimination with a convincing 86-60 road win over the New York Liberty to force a Game 3 on Friday.

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The Chicago Sky failed to make the playoffs for a second season in a row. Thus, it's hard to imagine that this is a franchise that also won a WNBA title four ye