WNBA playoffs: No 8 Liberty spring historic upset to take down No 1 seed Lynx
Sabrina Ionescu and Pauline Astier celebrate a Liberty three-pointer against the Lynx. Photograph: Heather Khalifa/APView image in fullscreenSabrina Ionescu and Pauline Astier celebrate a Liberty three-pointer against the Lynx. The WNBA has undergone a number of different playoff formats, and in many of them, it wasn’t possible for those seeds to match up.
- ▪Sabrina Ionescu and Pauline Astier celebrate a Liberty three-pointer against the Lynx.
- ▪Photograph: Heather Khalifa/APView image in fullscreenSabrina Ionescu and Pauline Astier celebrate a Liberty three-pointer against the Lynx.
- ▪The WNBA has undergone a number of different playoff formats, and in many of them, it wasn’t possible for those seeds to match up.
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Sabrina Ionescu and Pauline Astier celebrate a Liberty three-pointer against the Lynx. Photograph: Heather Khalifa/APView image in fullscreenSabrina Ionescu and Pauline Astier celebrate a Liberty three-pointer against the Lynx. Photograph: Heather Khalifa/APWNBAWNBA playoffs: No 8 Liberty spring historic upset to take down No 1 seed LynxNew York are first No 8 seed to beat first seedLiberty ease to 2-0 series victory over MinnesotaAssociated PressTue 29 Sep 2026 22.55 EDTLast modified on Tue 29 Sep 2026 22.59 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleJonquel Jones had 21 points and 13 rebounds and the No 8 seed New York Liberty beat the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx 87-71 in Game 2 of their WNBA playoff series on Tuesday night to advance to the semi-finals.Breanna Stewart added 21 points and…
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