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The New York Liberty have acquired Natasha Howard from the Seattle Storm as part of a three-team trade. Phoenix Mercury will be getting the number one pick next year.

Shey Peddy made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give the Phoenix Mercury an 85-84 victory over the defending champion Washington Mystics in the first round of the WNBA playoffs.

Reili Richardson scored 17 points and became Arizona State's all-time assists leader as the No. 22 Sun Devils held off Washington 72-68.

DeWanna Bonner and Brittney Griner each scored 20 points to help the Phoenix Mercury beat Seattle 69-67, handing the Storm their first home loss of the season.

Brenna Stewart and Natasha Howard combined for 59 points to lead the Storm to their third WNBA title with a 98-82 victory over the Washington Mystics.

After a rough start for game 5, Sue Bird came back to redeem herself within the last few minutes by lifting the Seattle Storm past the Phoenix Mercury 94-84.

Phoenix avoided elimination by tying up the WNBA semi-finals with the Seattle Storm, two games apiece and forcing game five with a 86-84 nail-biter over Seattle.

Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird combined for 46 points, including the go-ahead basket in OT to clinch game 2 for the Storm to beat Phoenix 91-87 in the WNBA semifinals.

Stewart and Jewell Loyd combined for 51 points as the Storm held on to beat the Phoenix Mercury 91-87 on Sunday in Game 1 of their WNBA semifinal series.

Loyd and Howard combined for 44 points. The Storm shot 50 percent hitting 11 of 22 3-pointers from the three-point range. Seattle beat the Mercury 102-91.