Big collapse! The defending champion lost 26 points: Only one player in double digits in the team, Ionescu lost 3 of 13 shots

The first round of the WNBA playoffs G2 started, with the defending champion Liberty playing against Mercury at home. In the first game, the Liberty defeated Mercury in overtime away and led 1-0 with a big score, and this time he also wanted to advance at home. The libero was in good shape, but he was in a dim position in the second and third quarters. He only scored 22 points in total, and he was 22 points behind after the third quarter. The score difference in the last quarter once widened to more than 30 points, and the game also lost the suspense early. In the end, the Liberty defeated Mercury 60-86, and the score was tied 1-1. As the defending champion, although the libero only achieved fifth place in the league, they still have good competitiveness. After winning the first game, they were in good momentum, and this time they were in good shape. They were in a tug-of-war with Mercury, and the score difference had not been widened, and they even tied at 25 in the first quarter. But in the second quarter, the Liberty suddenly lost the rhythm on the offensive end, only scored 5 points in 8 minutes, and Mercury scored consecutive points and widened the gap. The Liberty only scored 12 points in a single quarter, and fell behind Mercury 37-51 at halftime.

After the change of sides, the libero was still in poor condition when they came up, and the offensive end was completely out of shape. Mercury firmly took the initiative on the field and did not give the libero too much opportunity to counterattack. The libero only scored 10 points in the third quarter, and was already 22 points behind after the third quarter. Mercury further widened the score gap in the last quarter, and the libero also chose to give up early, and eventually defeated Mercury 60-86.

The defending champion was a rare big collapse this time, and was directly beaten up in the second and third quarters. The team's offensive state was silent, with only one man scoring in double digits, and Messman on the bench scored 11 points. The team's core Ionéscu made 3 of 13, 1 of 8 three-pointers and 2 of 6 free throws. He was completely out of shape and scored 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Stewart played with an injury, scored 2 of 6 shots and scored only 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, with a plus-24 value that was the worst in the whole team.

Mercury is blooming at multiple points, with 5 players in the team scoring in double digits, Sabaly scored 15 points, Thomas scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Cooper scored 14 points, Bonner scored 14 points and 8 rebounds, and Westbaild scored 10 points. Mercury successfully equalized the big score away from home without allowing his opponent to sweep. In the next life-and-death battle, they will return to home court.