There were plenty of moments in the second half when the Liberty were out of sorts, when they were far from the version of the superteam that made everything — at times — seem simple, but this one, late in the fourth quarter, was the dagger.
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton had missed her second free throw.
Kayla Thornton had collected the rebound. But as she looked to reset the offense, Breanna Stewart had started setting a screen instead of preparing for Thornton’s pass — like the forward appeared to expect.
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