The Phoenix Mercury made the playoffs this year, after they finished the season with a record of 27-17. They started their playoff journey with a series against the New York Liberty, which is the team that won it all last season. They took down the Minnesota Lynx in a five-game series to make it happen.

The Phoenix Mercury can advance to the WNBA Finals with a victory over the Lynx, who will be without coach Cheryl Reeve and Napheesa Collier.

The Minnesota Lynx and the Phoenix Mercury battled in Game 2 of their semifinal series on Tuesday at Target Center in Minneapolis. The Lynx leads the series 1-0.

Alyssa Thomas nodded her head repeatedly as she walked back to the Phoenix Mercury bench after evening Phoenix’s WNBA semifinal series with the Minnesota Lynx.

The Phoenix Mercury are one game from the WNBA Finals after a physical contest that ended with Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve getting tossed.

Alyssa Thomas scores 23 points, and DeWanna Bonner hits clutch 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as the Phoenix Mercury rally from a 13-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Lynx 86-81 in Game 4.

If there’s one thing DeWanna Bonner knows how to do, it’s win playoff games. And in her 94th career postseason appearance, Bonner provided the spark the Phoenix Mercury needed to take Game 4 over the Minnesota Lynx 86-81 and advance to the WNBA Finals.

The Phoenix Mercury conquered the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty in the first-round WNBA playoff series, but now have an even bigger task.

Everything you need to know about the WNBA Semifinals between the Phoenix Mercury and the Minnesota Lynx, including how to watch and team news.