Mercury overcome 13-point deficit in 4th quarter, beat Lynx 86-81 to advance to WNBA Finals

— Alyssa Thomas scored 23 points, DeWanna Bonner made two late 3-pointers and the Phoenix Mercury overcame a 13-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the short-handed Minnesota Lynx 86-81 in Game 4 on Sunday to advance to the WNBA Finals for the first...
Sep 29, 2025, 04:37 am - AP

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  • Alanna Smith blocks Kahleah Copper's driving layup
  • Jessica Shepard makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Kayla McBride misses driving layup
  • Natasha Mack blocks Kayla McBride's two point shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Alanna Smith makes 2-foot layup (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Courtney Williams makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alanna Smith blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 8-foot layup
  • Courtney Williams makes 13-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Satou Sabally misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Courtney Williams misses 18-foot jumper
  • Jessica Shepard misses layup
  • Satou Sabally misses driving layup
  • Kayla McBride makes two point shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jessica Shepard makes layup (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Courtney Williams misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 8-foot two point shot (Satou Sabally assists)
  • Jessica Shepard makes 14-foot jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 8-foot hook shot
  • Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Maria Kliundikova misses 5-foot hook shot
  • Satou Sabally makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Maria Kliundikova misses layup
  • Jessica Shepard makes 16-foot jumper (Maria Kliundikova assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jessica Shepard makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
  • Jessica Shepard misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses driving layup
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 18-foot jumper
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
  • Maria Kliundikova makes 15-foot jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Natasha Mack misses 13-foot jump bank shot
  • Satou Sabally makes 25-foot jump bank shot (Natasha Mack assists)
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses driving floating jump shot
  • Bridget Carleton misses 4-foot two point shot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Courtney Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Natasha Mack misses tip shot
  • Natasha Mack makes two point shot
  • Alanna Smith misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses two point shot
  • Courtney Williams misses running pullup jump shot
  • Satou Sabally makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Jessica Shepard makes 4-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Williams misses running pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 4-foot two point shot
  • Kayla McBride makes two point shot
  • Satou Sabally makes 26-foot three point shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Courtney Williams makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Courtney Williams misses driving layup
  • Satou Sabally misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
  • Maria Kliundikova misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride misses driving layup
  • Kayla McBride makes two point shot (Anastasiia Olairi Kosu assists)
  • Satou Sabally misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • Satou Sabally makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Maria Kliundikova misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alanna Smith makes 3-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 19-foot jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 1-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Courtney Williams misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Alanna Smith makes driving layup (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
  • Courtney Williams makes driving layup
  • Bridget Carleton blocks Kahleah Copper 's 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alanna Smith makes 3-foot layup (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes driving layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Natasha Mack misses layup
  • Bridget Carleton makes 23-foot three point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Courtney Williams misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Satou Sabally misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride makes 25-foot three point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Alanna Smith misses driving layup
  • Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride makes 32-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses driving floating jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot
  • Jessica Shepard misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Courtney Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Natisha Hiedeman blocks Sami Whitcomb 's 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kathryn Westbeld makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes 26-foot three pointer (Maria Kliundikova assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
  • DeWanna Bonner blocks Kayla McBride 's 7-foot driving layup
  • Kahleah Copper makes 25-foot three point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Courtney Williams makes 6-foot pullup jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride makes 28-foot three point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Satou Sabally makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Maria Kliundikova blocks Sami Whitcomb 's 6-foot driving layup
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 39-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 3-foot layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner blocks Natisha Hiedeman 's 21-foot two point shot
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Maria Kliundikova misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
  • Courtney Williams makes 11-foot two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
  • Courtney Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jessica Shepard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 15-foot two point shot
  • Courtney Williams misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 3-foot layup (Satou Sabally assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses driving layup
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Jessica Shepard misses 17-foot jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Satou Sabally assists)
  • Courtney Williams misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 14-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes 31-foot three pointer
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 35-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride makes 28-foot three pointer
  • Kayla McBride misses 30-foot three point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses two point shot
  • Courtney Williams makes 27-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes 3-foot two point shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 40-foot three point pullup jump shot
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