Overview
- Phoenix beat top-seeded Minnesota 84-76 as Satou Sabally scored 23 points with 15 in the fourth, while Alyssa Thomas and Kahleah Copper added 21 each to put the Mercury one win from the Finals.
- Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve was ejected in the final seconds after a no-call on an Alyssa Thomas steal on which Napheesa Collier was hurt; Reeve criticized officiating postgame and said Collier “probably has a fracture,” with no official update on her status.
- Las Vegas won 84-72 in Indianapolis to go up 2-1, led by Jackie Young’s 25 points, NaLyssa Smith’s 16 and Chelsea Gray’s 15, while A’ja Wilson struggled to 13 points on 6-of-20 shooting.
- Indiana, playing short-handed this postseason, faded late with a nearly nine-minute field-goal drought; Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points, Lexie Hull had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Aliyah Boston posted 12 points with eight boards.
- The Aces can clinch a third Finals appearance in four years with a road win Sunday, and the Mercury can secure their first Finals trip since 2021 with a home victory; losses would force Game 5s next week.