Alyssa Thomas scored 23 points, DeWanna Bonner made two key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Mercury overcame a 13-point deficit in the final period to beat the short-handed Minnesota Lynx 86-81 in Game 4 on Sunday night and advance to the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2021.

After dropping Game 1, when the Lynx flipped the script with a dominant second half, the Phoenix Mercury answered with a script-flip of their own Tuesday night. Phoenix clawed back from a 16-point halftime deficit to force overtime and ultimately claim an 89–83 win,

Minnesota outscored Phoenix 27-13 in the second quarter and led by 16 points at the half. A three-pointer from Napheesa Collier with 5:45 left in the third pushed the lead to a game-high 20 points, but the Mercury then put the pedal to the metal and stormed back.

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The Lynx announced Saturday that star forward Napheesa Collier is out for Sunday’s win-or-go home Game 4 in the WNBA semifinal series against the Phoenix Mercury due to a left ankle injury. Collier exited Friday’s Game 3 loss in Phoenix with 21.