Overview

• Satou Sabally scored 23 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter after entering the period with eight.
• Her late burst featured a go-ahead stretch to 75–74 and was capped by a clutch three-pointer and two free throws to seal 84–76.
• Alyssa Thomas and Kahleah Copper added 21 points apiece to balance Phoenix’s offense.
• Game 4 will be played in Minnesota, where a Mercury win clinches a trip to the WNBA Finals.
• A Phoenix loss would send the best-of-five semifinal to a decisive Game 5 back in Phoenix against the regular-season winner Lynx.