NEW YORK After seeing his team struggle to score lately, Liberty coach Bill Laimbeer wanted to try and get a more uptempo offense.

So he inserted Bria Hartley back into the starting lineup for Sugar Rodgers. The move worked.

Hartley scored 15 points to help New York beat the short-handed Washington Mystics 85-55 on Sunday.

Weve been kicking it around for the last two games, Laimbeer said about the lineup switch. We felt we needed to get more easy baskets because we were struggling offensively. ... Positive reinforcement is a great thing. It worked.

Rodgers added 14 points coming off the bench for the Liberty (9-9), who jumped out to a 16-point lead at the end of the first quarter. The Mystics, who were missing star Elena Delle Donne because of right ankle injury, couldnt get into a flow offensively.

We missed a lot of open looks, Mystics coach Mike Thibault said. We just couldnt knock them down today for whatever reason.

Hartley, who had just 13 points combined the previous five games, hit six of her 10 shots against her former team. The Mystics traded Hartley and Kia Vaughn to the Liberty before the season started.

Everyone says when you playy our old team you have to play really well or show out a little bit, Hartley said with a smile.

Wings 112, Sky 106

ARLINGTON, Texas Skylar Diggins-Smith had 26 points, Kaela Davis added a career-high 23 and the Dallas Wings overcame an 11-point deficit to beat the Chicago Sky in double overtime. Karima Christmas-Kelly scored 17 points, Glory Johnson had 12 points and nine rebounds, and Kayla Thornton added 11 points all in the fourth quarter and overtime for Dallas (10-11).

SUN 89, STARS 75

UNCASVILLE, Conn. Courtney Williams scored 15 points to lead a balanced Connecticut offense and the Sun beat San Antonio.

Jasmine Thomas, Jonquel Jones and Alyssa Thomas added 13 points apiece, Alyssa Thomas had nine rebounds for the Sun (12-8). They have won 11 of their last 14 after losing five of six to open the season.

Lynx 81, Mercury 66

ST. PAUL, Minn. Sylvia Fowles scored 18 points and the Minnesota Lynx used an 18-0 run in the third quarter to beat the Phoenix Mercury.

Minnesota (15-2), off to the best start in franchise history, beat the Mercury 88-71 in Phoenix on Friday night.

Jia Perkins scored a season-high 13 points, Rebekkah Brunson added 11 and Plenette Pierson and Renee Montgomery had 10 points apiece for the Lynx.

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