Breanna Stewart, the Liberty’s past MVP winner, and Napheesa Collier, the Lynx’s future MVP winner, again were sidelined due to injuries.

Sabrina Ionescu finished with 17 points, a season-high 11 assists and four rebounds and helped the New York Liberty fend off a Minnesota Lynx comeback effort by hitting a deep 3-pointer with 33.8 seconds left to secure an 85-75 victory on Tuesday night in the final regular-season meeting between the teams.

Jonquel Jones had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Sabrina Ionescu added 17 points and 11 assists, and the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 85-75 on Tuesday night, after losing the first three meetings between the teams this season.

Jonquel Jones paced five double-figure scorers with 22 points and she grabbed 10 rebounds. Sabrina Ionescu became the Liberty’s third all-time leading scorer en route to 17 points — including a four-point play in that last minute — and she also made it a double-double with 11 assists. Courtney Williams scored 17 for the Lynx.

New York Liberty forward Jonquel Jones responded to recent comments by Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams, who called the Liberty a “punk-a** team” during a livestream appearance alongside teammate Natisha Hiedeman and newly signed guard Jaylyn Sherrod.

It's been quite a haul for the New York Liberty, who are still playing without Breanna Stewart at this time. The Liberty are 21-11 overall, six games behind Minnesota. Both the Liberty, without Stewart,

With 10 games left in the regular season, the New York Liberty sit in third place with a strong shot to climb back to the No.2 seed - but little