Sabrina Ionescu scored 29 points while Jonquel Jones added 20 points and 11 rebounds to help the New York Liberty beat the Phoenix Mercury 89-76 on Friday night for their fifth consecutive win. Leonie Fiebich added 13 points for the Liberty (17-6),

Los Angeles faces the New York Liberty after Kelsey Plum scored 30 points in the Sparks' 101-86 victory over the Connecticut Sun.

Isabelle Harrison always looked forward to going to Indiana to play no matter what WNBA team she was on. It gave her a chance to catch up with her brother Daniel, who’s been battling lupus since he was 13.

The Phoenix Mercury came out strong against the defending champion New York Liberty but the game got away from them in the second half of an 89-76 loss on Frida

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The title was decided in a winner-take-all Game 5. Now, the Liberty are mounting what looks like a very promising title defense. New York is 16-6 and on a four-game winning streak, which puts them at the No. 2 seed (behind the Lynx) if their season were to end today.

The Liberty have the depth to play it extremely safe with Sabally’s tenuous knee. Jonquel Jones is back in action after missing a month with a sprained ankle. Isabelle Harrison, who has been playing a lot better over the past few games, can give the Liberty quality minutes and Breanna Stewart can play a five when needed.

The WNBA world is still reeling from the heartbreaking news that came out of Golden State earlier Friday. The Golden State Valkyries announced on Friday that Al