Breanna Stewart Nets 18, outputs of freedom’s victory with knee injury

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart will examine the medical staff of the team after suffering obviously left knee injury in overturning her team 76-69 Win v. The Phoenix Merkur In the game 1 their VNBA series first round.

Stewart suffered injury with 3:01 other in the extra period when she pushed the ground for attempting gathering in Phoenix Satou Sabal and Devanna Bonner. Since Stewart increased, she seemed like that, and as she hit the court, she immediately grabbed the left knee.

In the beginning, Stewart stayed in the game, but the coach of Freedom Sandy Brondell said she asked her to take place after she was feeling “uneasy”. After Stewart was sitting on the bench, she looked visibly in pain, and the water swollen in his eyes.

Brondell did not have any correction on Steward after the game. Stewart has finished the game with 18 points.

“We just hope she will be fine,” Brondell said.

Stewart missed 13 games during the regular season due to the bones on the right knee, and in March had a volume that was also done to the right knee.

Despite Stewart’s exit, New York managed to keep enough just to take the game 1 and steals a mercury home court.

Cloud, who played in Phoenix last season, returned back back to give freedom leading advantage with 4:17 left in the fourth quarter. Copper responded with two free throws and, after turnover Sabrina IonescuThomas fell to without a passage without looking at copper for a wide open mood lived by Mercury 65-63 lead from the remaining 1:44.

Stewart then became a solid basket in a strip 13 seconds later, which was eventually forced overtime.

“We got rid of and realized we were somehow in that position earlier,” said Sabrina Ionescu. “Understanding how important overtime and knowing we had another equipment to get stuck together, we gave the races they continued and found a way to find a way to find a way to find.”

Cloud hit 3-pointers to open the drive away from and causing 8-0, which made 73-65 with 1:51 left. Phoenix got within four but Leonie Fiebichwho ended up with 10 points, hit a huge 3-pointer for a win win.

“She missed something early, but I knew he would hit the biggest night,” Ionescu said about Fiebich. “That’s what it does … she’s one of the best shooters with 3 points in the world.”

Freedom, which on average, was 13.8 turnaround, ended with 20 reversals – a shy of their high season – which included 14 at half time.

Brondell said he knew that this series against lived would be a servant of a fest that would have to be blown. Relying on their trained experience and pedigree for the championship was an X-factor, but Brondell pointed to the defense of her team on Sunday on Sunday.

Mercury has given 23% from 77 (33%) from the field (6 of 26) from the range of 3 points.

Now the freedom returned home to New York, where it will have the opportunity to sweep a series in the game 2 and progress to the semifinals for the second season in a row.

They will have to wait and see whether Stewart will be available to help them, but in any case, they do not want to allow this series to be quickly forwarded.

“We have an advantage,” Brondell said. “We won their home field and now the advantage of taking care of it. This is an experienced team and here we have been here. We know what our goal is and we want to continue playing.”

The associated press has contributed to this report.