Overview

• Phoenix clinched the series 3–1 with an 86–81 Game 4 win over top-seeded Minnesota after trailing by 14.
• Sabally scored 21 points in the clincher, following 24 and 23 in the previous two victories after a quiet 10-point opener.
• This marks the Mercury’s first Finals appearance since 2021, with a fourth championship set to tie the WNBA record.
• The Finals will be a best-of-seven, and Phoenix will face either the Aces or the Fever, who are level in their semifinal.
• In her first season with Phoenix after leaving Dallas, Sabally called the moment a dream and saluted her sister Nyara, last year’s champion with New York.