After blowing an 18-point lead and losing Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on their home floor, the New York Liberty appeared to be in danger of suffering a Sunday's Game 2 against the Minnesota Lynx.

A 17-point first-half lead for the Liberty was cut to two points in the fourth quarter, but the team answered the challenge and staved off the Lynx's comeback with a strong defensive performance down the stretch to earn an 80-66 win and tie the series 1-1 in front of 18,000 fans at the Barclays Center.

Two-time WNBA Finals MVP Breanna Stewart spearheaded the victory with a game-high 21 points while adding eight rebounds, five assists and a Finals-record seven steals. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, whose previous playoffs career-high was 10 points, added 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting. Sabrina Ionescu posted 15 points, 14 of which came in the first half, and Jonquel Jones notched 14 points and nine rebounds.

Naphessa Collier led Minnesota with 16 points and eight rebounds. After Collier's layup made it a two-point game with just over five minutes left in the fourth quarter, New York closed the game on a 14-2 run.

Fans on social media were impressed with the resiliency shown by the Liberty in Sunday's victory:

As the series heads to Minnesota for the next two games, New York will have to continue to remain poised as it's clear that no lead is safe in this series, no matter how large.

The Liberty and Lynx will be back in action for Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday.