Meesseman and Stewart help New York beat Washington 75-66

New York (AP) – Emma Meesseman scored 19 points and Breanna Stewart added 14 to help freedom in New York beat the Washington Mystics 75-66 Tuesday evening.

For the first time since the start of the season, New York had all its available list. Sabrina Ionescu returned after missing a few games with an injury to the toe. Nyara Sabally played in her first game since July 16 when she recovered from a knee number.

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The Liberty (26-17), which has locked the head n ° 5 in the playoffs, is convinced that they can repeat as champions now that they are healthy.

They finished the regular season in Chicago Thursday before going to Phoenix to open the playoffs on Sunday.

Jonquel Jones added 12 points and 11 rebounds while New York improved at 34-0 when she obtained a double-double in the regular season during her time with Liberty.

New York jumped very early behind Stewart and Meesseman to take an advance of 19-12 after a quarter and extended it to 41-26 at halftime.

Washington (16-28) arrived in the seven in the third quarter, but could not get closer. It was the last match of the season for the mystics, who lost their last 10. There were a lot of positive points for the franchise this year, in particular the Sonia Lemon and Kiki Iriafen recruits.

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Georgia Amoore, whom the team drafted sixth, missed all season with a torn ACL. This trio is superb pieces to build for the future.

Iriafen scored 16 points and lemon added 13 against New York.

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