Liberty become first No. 8 seed to beat No. 1 seed in WNBA playoffs, eliminate Lynx‎

NEW YORK — All season, the New York Liberty talked about the type of team they could be. Explosive offensively. Connected on defense. A well-oiled machine on a collision course with their second WNBA title in three years. They showed glimpses of it. Including during a stretch in late May and early June that led to their Commissioner’s Cup title. But for the rest of the regular season, they were an inconsistent shell of that team. This week a new season started, the postseason, and that brought w