Liberty eliminate Sun, to face Aces in super team showdown - ESPN

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Jonquel Jones scored 25 points, including five in the final minute, and New York earned its first trip to the WNBA Finals in 21 years with an 87-84 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.

The former Sun star added 15 rebounds and four blocked shots for the Liberty, who will face defending champion Las Vegas in a matchup of the league's two so-called «super teams» that starts on Oct. 8.

League MVP Breanna Stewart led New York with 27 points and Betnijah Laney added 21 in the Game 4 clincher of the best-of-five series.

MVP runner-up Alyssa Thomas had 17 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists for Connecticut. It was her first triple-double of the postseason after recording a record six during the regular season. Tiffany Hayes had 15 points and DiJonai Carrington added 14 for the Sun, who were trying to make it back to the Finals for a second consecutive season.

A 3-pointer from Stewart with 2 minutes left gave the Liberty a 77-75 lead. The New York fans chanted «MVP» as she sank two foul shots on her next trip down the court.

But DeWanna Bonner brought the Sun to within a point with a long 3-pointer of her own.

The Sun then lost a challenge on Hayes' foul with 56 seconds left and Jones sank two free throws to make it an 81-78 game. She made two more foul shots after stealing a Hayes pass and put the Liberty up five.

A 3-pointer from Tyasha Harris made it an 85-84 game with 7.6 seconds left. But Stewart sank two foul shots on the other end to seal the win as Connecticut couldn't get a final shot off.

Laney had 15 of her points in the first half, Stewart had 14 and the Liberty led by a point at the break, after eight lead changes in the first half.

Her first 3-pointer of the second half highlighted a 13-0 run