Harden witnessed the scene! The defending champion was out in an upset, Stewart scored 30+9 and left the field in a frustrated manner

On September 20, in the first round of the WNBA playoffs, Mercury and the Liberty ushered in a life-and-death battle, and the two teams tied 1-1 in the first two games. In this game, both teams were not in good condition in offensive form. Mercury took the initiative through free throws, and Jonescu broke out in the second quarter and led the team to narrow the gap, 4 points behind in the half; in the second half, the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, and Stewart scored consecutive points in the last quarter, but the other players did not score a single point. In the end, the defending champion Liberty lost to Mercury 73-79 and was eliminated 1-2 in a big score.

Stuart continued to play with injuries in this game, and made a three-pointer from the outside. Then the two teams kept hitting irons and played for more than 3 minutes, the libero led 3-2. Then the two teams slowly entered the state, Mercury succeeded in continuous attacks, Sabaly made a three-pointer and began to take the initiative on the field, while the Liberty attack fell into a slump, falling behind 15-22 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Mercury once widened the score difference to double digits. Stewart made consecutive kills and chased points. Jonescu made a three-pointer, successfully helping the team approach the score, and trailed Mercury 41-45 after the half.

The side changes again, Yonescu came up and scored 5 points in a row to overtake the score. The two teams were in a tug-of-war, and the scores were alternately leading, but then Mercury re-entered the state, Witcon scored 5 points to lead, but then the libero chased the points in a row, and fell 1 point behind after three quarters. In the final quarter, the two teams were still difficult to solve and the score difference was not widened. Mercury suddenly exerted force to widen the score difference. Stewart scored consecutive points to narrow the score difference. Claude made a fatal mistake and finally lost to Mercury 73-79.

The defending champion Liberty in this game, Stewart played with an injury and scored 30 points and 9 rebounds, including 14 points in the last quarter, but he still helped the team win the game. You know, Stewart is wearing protective gear on his knee, but her impact again and again is worthy of everyone's applause. Unfortunately, Yonescu still did not perform well. He scored 22 points in the first three quarters and did not score a single point in the last quarter. The defending champion was eliminated in this way and failed to go further. Mercury will face off against the Bobcats next. This life-and-death battle has also attracted the attention of many NBA players. In addition to many players in the Suns, they are all in the same city, and Booker also came to the scene. Clippers player James Harden also came to the sidelines to watch the game and witnessed a wonderful game.