Alyssa Thomas makes WNBA playoff history
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The Mercury beat the Liberty by 26 points to force a Game 3 — the largest margin of victory by a WNBA team facing playoff elimination.
Alyssa Thomas had a 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in her fifth career playoff triple-double Friday night and the Phoenix Mercury advanced to the second round of the WNBA playoffs by eliminating the defending champion New York Liberty 79-73 in Game 3.
Satou Sabally and Alyssa Thomas each scored 15 points to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the New York Liberty 86-60 in Game 2 on Wednesday night