Diana Taurasi scored 31 points, including hitting a key 50-footer at the end of the third quarter, to lift the Phoenix Mercury to a 96-78 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday night in the decisive game of the Western Conference finals.
When the Minnesota Lynx needed a basket, Seimone Augustus was in the right position at the right time.
Augustus' rebound score as time expired lifted the Lynx to their 10th consecutive victory, 66-64 over the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night.
Maya Moore rises to the occasion when the game is on the line.
The WNBA's leading scorer had 40 points, including 13 in the final five minutes, as Minnesota won its ninth straight game with an 84-75 victory over Tulsa on Saturday night.
The Minnesota Lynx finally have their WNBA championship team back together.
Maya Moore had 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists to help Minnesota beat the Connecticut Sun 76-65 on Sunday.
Seimone Augustus scored 17 points in her return from a knee injury, and the Minnesota Lynx beat Becky Hammon and the San Antonio Stars 88-78 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.
It’s all starting to click for Tina Charles and the New York Liberty.
Charles scored a career-high 32 points to lead the Liberty to an 87-80 win over Maya Moore and the defending champion Minnesota Lynx on Sunday.