Taurasi leads Mercury past Aces to advance to WNBA Finals

— When Phoenix Mercury coach Sandy Brondello was asked what was the difference in the fourth quarter, she had a simple response: It was Diana Taurasi.
Oct 9, 2021, 06:00 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Brianna Turner makes 1-foot layup (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Allie Quigley misses layup
  • Azura Stevens makes two point shot
  • Allie Quigley misses driving floating jump shot
  • Candace Parker misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Azura Stevens misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Brianna Turner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes 25-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Azura Stevens makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Courtney Vandersloot misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 18-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper makes two point shot
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Kia Nurse makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Courtney Vandersloot makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Azura Stevens misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kia Nurse misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Kia Nurse makes driving layup (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Kia Nurse makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Allie Quigley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Brianna Turner makes two point shot (Kia Nurse assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Vandersloot misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Diamond DeShields makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Diamond DeShields makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Diamond DeShields makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith misses two point shot
  • Candace Parker misses two point shot
  • Brittney Griner makes 5-foot jump bank shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Diamond DeShields misses pullup jump shot
  • Brittney Griner misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Diamond DeShields misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
  • Diana Taurasi misses 32-foot three point jumper
  • Dana Evans misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Allie Quigley misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Allie Quigley makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Dana Evans assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Diamond DeShields makes two point shot
  • Shey Peddy makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Allie Quigley makes 19-foot jumper (Diamond DeShields assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Diamond DeShields misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Diamond DeShields misses two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes 29-foot three pointer (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Allie Quigley misses step back jumpshot
  • Azura Stevens makes layup
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 5-foot two point shot (Brianna Turner assists)
  • Azura Stevens makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Sophie Cunningham makes driving layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
  • Kia Nurse misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Allie Quigley makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Vandersloot makes 17-foot running pullup jump shot (Candace Parker assists)
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kahleah Copper misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Kia Nurse makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Courtney Vandersloot makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Griner makes 5-foot layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Courtney Vandersloot makes two point shot
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Shey Peddy misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Stefanie Dolson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
  • Kia Vaughn makes 18-foot jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
  • Shey Peddy makes 24-foot three point shot (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Shey Peddy misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes 15-foot two point shot (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Courtney Vandersloot misses driving layup
  • Kahleah Copper makes 6-foot jump bank shot
  • Diamond DeShields makes driving layup
  • Diamond DeShields makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Brittney Griner misses 21-foot jump bank shot
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 6-foot two point shot (Brianna Turner assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes driving layup
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes two point shot
  • Courtney Vandersloot misses layup
  • Kia Nurse makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Kahleah Copper makes driving layup
  • Brittney Griner misses jumper
  • Allie Quigley misses 20-foot jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses three point pullup jump shot
  • Stefanie Dolson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Stefanie Dolson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Courtney Vandersloot makes driving layup (Candace Parker assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Kia Nurse assists)
  • Stefanie Dolson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Kia Nurse makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Diamond DeShields misses 22-foot jumper
  • Kia Nurse misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses two point shot
  • Brittney Griner misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Kia Nurse makes two point shot (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Stefanie Dolson makes 6-foot two point shot (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
  • Kia Vaughn misses 15-foot jumper
  • Diamond DeShields makes driving layup
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 7-foot jumper
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Azura Stevens misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Allie Quigley makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith misses three point jumper
  • Shey Peddy misses layup
  • Courtney Vandersloot misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Shey Peddy misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Azura Stevens makes two point shot (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith misses driving layup
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 6-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Ruthy Hebard misses 17-foot jumper
  • Kia Nurse misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Azura Stevens makes two point shot (Dana Evans assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kia Vaughn assists)
  • Dana Evans makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dana Evans makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Kahleah Copper makes 17-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes 26-foot three point jumper (Allie Quigley assists)
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Allie Quigley misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Brianna Turner misses 15-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes hook shot (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Kia Nurse makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Dana Evans makes 27-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses two point shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Kia Nurse makes 26-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Dana Evans misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dana Evans misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Griner misses driving layup
  • Diamond DeShields makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Diamond DeShields makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kia Vaughn makes 19-foot jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Azura Stevens makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ruthy Hebard assists)
  • Kia Vaughn makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Diamond DeShields makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Diamond DeShields makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kia Vaughn misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Shey Peddy makes two point shot
  • Dana Evans makes 20-foot jumper
  • Shey Peddy misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Lexie Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Shey Peddy makes 27-foot three pointer (Kia Vaughn assists)
  • Dana Evans misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Diamond DeShields misses driving floating jump shot
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