Sabally's 23 points lead Mercury over Lynx 84-76 in Game 3 of WNBA semifinals

— Satou Sabally scored 23 points — including 15 in a stellar fourth quarter — and the Phoenix Mercury beat the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx 84-76 in Game 3 on Friday night to take control of their WNBA playoff semifinals series.
Sep 27, 2026, 05:49 am - AP

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 12-foot hook shot
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Napheesa Collier makes two point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kahleah Copper assists)
  • Alanna Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Satou Sabally misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Bridget Carleton misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Courtney Williams makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bridget Carleton makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Bridget Carleton makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Courtney Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 11-foot hook shot (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
  • Courtney Williams makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes driving layup
  • Bridget Carleton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 10-foot jump bank shot
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Napheesa Collier makes 26-foot three point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Sami Whitcomb misses two point shot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses two point shot
  • Jessica Shepard misses 2-foot tip shot
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes driving layup
  • Sami Whitcomb makes two point shot
  • Courtney Williams misses driving floating jump shot
  • Maria Kliundikova makes 5-foot two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Satou Sabally misses driving floating jump shot
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses two point shot
  • Courtney Williams misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Satou Sabally misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Courtney Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Kahleah Copper makes driving layup
  • Napheesa Collier makes 10-foot step back jumpshot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Kahleah Copper makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
  • Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb misses technical free throw
  • Kathryn Westbeld makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kahleah Copper assists)
  • Alanna Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 6-foot two point shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Alanna Smith assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kayla McBride misses driving layup
  • Satou Sabally misses driving layup
  • Sami Whitcomb makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes 9-foot jumper
  • Satou Sabally misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kathryn Westbeld assists)
  • Napheesa Collier makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Napheesa Collier makes 1-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Napheesa Collier makes 11-foot two point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes 13-foot jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes 28-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Napheesa Collier makes 1-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Bridget Carleton misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Alanna Smith misses layup
  • Kayla McBride misses 19-foot jumper
  • Satou Sabally makes 1-foot layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes 26-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Courtney Williams makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Courtney Williams makes 28-foot three pointer (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Natasha Mack misses two point shot
  • Kahleah Copper makes two point shot
  • Kayla McBride makes technical free throw
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Napheesa Collier misses driving floating jump shot
  • Napheesa Collier misses driving layup
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 31-foot three point jumper
  • Napheesa Collier makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 13-foot jumper (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Courtney Williams makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup
  • Courtney Williams misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 6-foot two point shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Sami Whitcomb misses two point shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes 9-foot two point shot (Maria Kliundikova assists)
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses driving layup
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes driving layup
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Kahleah Copper makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Kahleah Copper misses free throw 3 of 3
  • Courtney Williams misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Satou Sabally makes 2-foot two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Bridget Carleton misses driving layup
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Satou Sabally makes driving layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Maria Kliundikova makes 8-foot two point shot (Napheesa Collier assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Courtney Williams misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Maria Kliundikova misses two point shot
  • Courtney Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Maria Kliundikova misses two point shot
  • Maria Kliundikova makes 21-foot jumper (Napheesa Collier assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Satou Sabally makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Maria Kliundikova makes driving layup
  • Satou Sabally makes 24-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • Bridget Carleton misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Satou Sabally misses driving layup
  • Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kayla McBride misses driving layup
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot
  • Satou Sabally makes technical free throw
  • Satou Sabally makes technical free throw
  • Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
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