By Fiifi Frimpong | New York Daily News

Breanna Stewart battled on one healthy leg . Sabrina Ionescu tried to create a spark to guarantee at least one more Barclays Center playoff game in a potential best-of-five semifinals series.

But their efforts weren’t enough. After blowing Game 1, the Mercury completed a reverse sweep with a 79-73 Game 3 win on Friday night.

The superteam Liberty failed to become just the fourth WNBA franchise to win back-to-back titles. There will be a new WNBA champion crowned in October as the Liberty head into a winter offseason filled with uncertainties, if there will even be a season in 2026 (possible lockout).

“What’s going through my mind is ‘it’s tough,’” Stewart said postgame. “Only one team gets to feel good at the end of their season, and this year,

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