WNBA, Mercury and Game 2
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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 Minnesota Lynx advanced to the semifinals of the WNBA Playoffs after defeating the Golden State Valkyries 75-74 in Game 2 of their first round series on Thursday.
The Mercury rattled the reigning champion Liberty and stunned a Barclays Center crowd accustomed to eruption in Game 2 on Wednesday night.
Heading into the WNBA postseason, there was a lot of discussion about how much the new 1-1-1 first-round format (which means that the higher-seeded team plays a
New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart said she was diagnosed with a sprained MCL in her left knee but plans to play in Game 2 against the Mercury.