SECOND ROUND

20-14, 11-6 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Mercury PHX	24	16	32	24	96
Sun CON	25	19	27	15	86

Connecticut SunSunCON

21-13, 13-4 Home

Phoenix Mercury @ Connecticut Sun

Griner, Taurasi help Mercury beat Sun 96-86

Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi each scored 27 points to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the Connecticut Sun 96-86 on Thursday night in the second round of the WNBA playoffs.

Aug 24, 2018, 11:07 am - Associated Press

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Data is currently unavailable.

Matchups

PHX

PHX wins series

1-0

CON

Game 1@ CON

Final

Women's National Basketball Assoc.

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	33	11	.750	-	W1
Golden State	32	12	.727	1	W1
Las Vegas	31	13	.705	2	W7
Dallas	27	17	.614	6	W1
Portland	17	27	.386	16	W1
Los Angeles	16	28	.364	17	L2
Phoenix	16	28	.364	17	L1
Seattle	8	36	.182	25	L5

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	30	14	.682	-	W5
Washington	28	16	.636	2	W4
Indiana	28	16	.636	2	L1
New York	26	18	.591	4	L2
Chicago	16	28	.364	14	L1
Toronto	11	33	.250	19	L8
Connecticut	11	33	.250	19	W1

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