The Phoenix Mercury were projected to be the league’s 7th-best team in ESPN’s preseason rankings.
Now, they’re just one game removed from the WNBA Finals.
On Friday night, the Mercury beat the Minnesota Lynx 84-76 to take a 2-1 series lead in the WNBA Semi-Finals. Their recently-formed Big Three — comprised of perennial MVP finalist Alyssa Thomas, former Finals MVP Kahleah Copper, and one of the league’s most versatile players in Satou Sabally — combined for 65 points on 23-43 shooting, outplaying the Lynx’s All-Star trio of Napheesa Collier, Kayla McBride, and Courtney Williams.
At this point, it’s hard to imagine there’s a better Big Three in the WNBA. It’s that veteran
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