NEW YORK -- Angel McCoughtry scored 13 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Atlanta Dream to an 81-75 victory over the host New York Liberty in the opener of the WNBA Eastern Conference finals Sunday night.
Sancho Lyttle had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Erika DeSouza added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Dream, who scored the final seven points of the game over the last 45 seconds.
Cappie Pondexter scored eight of her 24 points in the final 41/2 minutes, and her two free throws put the Liberty ahead 75-74 with less than 55 seconds remaining, but they didn't score again.
Plenette Pierson had 18 points, and Nicole Powell added 15 for New York.
Kennewick native Leilani Mitchell scored six points and dished out six assists for the Liberty.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Erin Phillips made a turnaround jumper with 1.5 seconds left that gave the Indiana Fever a 74-72 win over the New York Liberty in the opener of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday night.
New York's Cappie Pondexter missed a 3-pointer that would have won the game as time expired.
Katie Douglas led the Fever with 25 points. Tamika Catchings scored 15 and Tammy Sutton-Brown added 14. The Fever lost a 15-point lead in the second half but recovered.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Katie Douglas scored 21 points and Tamika Catchings added 17 to help the Indiana Fever beat the New York Liberty 72-62 in Game 3 on Monday night to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.
Erin Phillips had 12 points and five steals for the Fever, who scored 26 points off New York's 20 turnovers.
Indiana will host Atlanta on Thursday in the opener of the conference finals. Atlanta won all four matchups this season, including the finale on Sept. 11.
Leilani helps Liberty rally for win
Leilani helps Liberty rally for win
NEWARK, N.J. -- Kennewick High grad Leilani Mitchell helped spark the New York Liberty's defensive effort, finishing with three steals in a 71-67 victory over the visiting Chicago Sky on Tuesday night.
Cappie Pondexter scored 19 points, Plenette Pierson had 17 and the Liberty rallied from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter.
Kia Vaughn added 15 points and Essence Carson 14 for New York (17-13), which had lost five of its previous nine.
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- Tina Charles scored 18 points and added
17 rebounds for her WNBA-record 23rd double-double of the season to lead Connecticut past visiting New York 69-63.
Kennewick's Leilani Mitchell started for the Liberty (19-15) and had eight points, four rebounds and three assists.
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NEWARK, N.J. -- After losing the opener of their playoff series against Indiana, the New York Liberty relied on their strength in Game 2: their defense.
Nicole Powell scored 19 points, Plenette Pierson had 15 and the Liberty beat the Fever 87-72 Saturday to even the best-of-three Eastern Conference semifinals.
Cappie Pondexter scored 14, Essence Carson had 12 and Kia Vaughn 10 for New York, which had 11 steals, blocked five shots, and scored 28 points off Indiana's 18 turnovers.
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