Sabrina Ionescu shook off a late-season toe injury to lead WNBA defending champion New York to 76-69 overtime win at Phoenix in their best-of-three first-round playoff series.
The Pro Duck sparked her squad with 16 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds, struggling a bit from the field as she made just 6-18 shots and 4-12 from 3-point range. Teammate and former Duck Nyara Sabally did not play.
The series moves to New York on Wednesday, a 5 p.m. PT game on ESPN. The Liberty can move on to the second round with another win. Sunday night, guard Natasha Cloud led all scorers with 23 points.