After 28 years searching, the New York Liberty clinch franchise’s first WNBA title with Finals win over Minnesota Lynx
In front of a raucous Brooklyn crowd at the Barclays Center, the Liberty defeated a relentless Minnesota Lynx team 67-62 in overtime in a winner-take-all Game 5 of the Finals. Nyara Sabally was New York’s unexpected star. Coming into Sunday, she averaged 2.8 points per game in the Finals but came alive to score a crucial 13 points in Game 5.