Overview
- Las Vegas beat Indiana 84-72 on the road to take a 2-1 lead, with Jackie Young scoring 25 as A'ja Wilson finished 6-for-20 with 13 points.
- Phoenix defeated top-seeded Minnesota 84-76 for a 2-1 edge, led by Satou Sabally’s 23 and 21 each from Alyssa Thomas and Kahleah Copper.
- Napheesa Collier exited in the final minute after an apparent leg injury on Thomas’s steal, and the Lynx provided no official update on her status.
- Cheryl Reeve was ejected in the closing seconds and later condemned the officiating, calling for leadership changes and noting Collier had five fouls and zero free throws.
- Game 4s are Sunday, with Phoenix able to eliminate Minnesota at home and Las Vegas able to clinch in Indianapolis; a Lynx win would force Game 5 in Minneapolis.