Overview

• Phoenix closed out Minnesota 86-81 to win the semifinal series 3-1, overcoming a 13-point deficit entering the fourth quarter.
• Alyssa Thomas led the Mercury with 23 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds, while Satou Sabally added 21; Kayla McBride scored 31 for the Lynx.
• The Lynx were without MVP runner-up Napheesa Collier due to a left ankle injury sustained late in Game 3 and without head coach Cheryl Reeve because of a league suspension.
• The WNBA also fined Lynx assistants Eric Thibault and Rebekkah Brunson, and reassigned the crew from the contentious Game 3 to officiate Fever–Aces Game 4.
• In the other semifinal, Indiana beat Las Vegas 90-83 to tie the series 2-2, with Game 5 set in Las Vegas after Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell combined for 49 points.