The New York Liberty hadn’t won a playoff game since 2015 before Wednesday’s 98-91 first-round victory over the reigning champion Chicago Sky. Now, they’re going for the sweep. They’re looking to make it two-and-done to advance to the second round for a semifinal matchup against the winner of the series between Connecticut and Dallas.
Even if no one believed they’d win Game 1 in the first place.
The Liberty were heavy underdogs and trailed the Sky by six with 3:32 to go in the fourth quarter before going on a ferocious 13-0 run to steal Game 1 off Chicago’s home floor. If they can do it again, they will advance to the second round, and if they lose, they will host the sudden-death Game 3 at Barclays Center early next week.
