Phoenix Mercury vs Minnesota Lynx Highlights | Women's Basketball | 2024 WNBA

in the west Minnesota led by the fourth leading scorer in the WNBA nafisa CER taking NBA on ION starting for the links it'll be supportive and BG wins the tip we are underway you are looking at the only Al forms pass inside the BG she throws out of the double team kick to the corner Beck Allen for three welcome back push Mercury wearing those black Rebel uniforms terasi oh that's nice this season shot clock very low Williams recognizing the Mistress of the midrange doesn't get the roll the valley a really good leader she splits the pair so terasi for three hoop wouldn't have season like that that have gone in and out Smith triple that's wet range a rare Miss from from Fe copper oh what a take that's where she's Phoenix on top s to three mid-range jumper Baseline CER back no Nate tibits wanted a foul call didn't get it and here come the links pushing nice job by Williams to find Smith looking to improve to three and O in Commissioners cup play along the way inside to BG she's deep and that is Griner Natasha Mack and Sophie Cunningham getting set to check in oh Courtney skying for the board she's averaging a career high of five rips a game Cunningham for three you bet you what a sequence caller one of the call didn't get it and copper cr's trimmed in blue green and navy ah head to Copper one to beat quarter copper leading all scores with six points she's the only player in the WNBA with a trio of 30-point games off the mark She's got five rips already here in the first quarter of play have those five turnovers McBride Tosh Cloud on the deck kicking it out Su Sutton has checked in Copper at the cup Suge Sutton Around the Horn we go ploud three battle for the rebound one links three on the way back iron and mck is there for the re league as far as minutes played so far Dixon off the bounds spinning and hitting out of the quarter heidman meeting Cloud CER getting it to heidman three on the way that's wets oh called in that first quarter and so only one free throw refs are letting them play so ker hits some bow back to work on the offensive [Music] end terasi gets the roll nobody stop shot clock getting low dandel three-point shot missed hman missing everything uhas does a nice job getting inside position and the three Falls from from three-point range and they make the most Beck Allen pull up jumper that's nice she shot 77% from the free throw line a season ago gets that first one and that's one of the things Cheryl Reed she's talked about that it's so nice she can go was in that first quarter the links have not turned the ball over clier bouncing beautifully to Atlanta Smith know just some going to figure her game out out she's going to have to learn a high jump rather than long jump McBride three on the way is to take its first lead of the game here in the second quarter McBride Off the Mark battle for the rebound one by with a career high 38 point game this season first player in WNBA history with back toback 37o games and Boy SP in the second quarter Britney grinder at the scores table looking to check back in inside all alone is is a short on the three battle for the oard won by Ma Beck Allen lets it Fly Diana terasi 297 wins career looking to join Su bird and Lindsay whan in for Point number seven done deal 14 points the last time these two teams met gets to rasi now has six ombre trim inside the BG up and in out of triple long rebound winds up with Smith links have numbers Trail three McBride oh that was pretty Cloud off the bounce oh Kos that's an advantage too for Phoenix that they can take that ball was not taken out of bounds that call so the defense they leave the ground WNBA since she was playing and winning all over the place and setting records and she says it's so great to see that these players are believe me my game would translate to today just fine when you're a great player doesn't matter what generation you play in right speak we got to set screens we got to move the ball get it open for others so com we were playing our third game in 5 days and a lot of them were sick for KN Williams off the window Smith the O board getting it to CER that was a great decision terasi winds up in the corner copper three is good is there for the board and here come the Mercury CER created that contact on TR but trasi really holding the ground what a take by did you just rush that shot that's all about timing patience Mistress of the mid-range off in this third quarter Carlton kicking it to McBride long three is good shot clock very low Cloud doesn't recognize Copper's got to get it up and it's good she's got 20 came into this game seven and2 overall leading the Western Conference McBride oh sheet throw there's scorch a terrific mass for KFC four minutes to go third quarter copper off the bouns oh that looked online nefisa CER too much room wow into the free throw line Elena Smith gets the roll on the first one she's shooting eight to run and last year she was in Chicago played 38 games started and it was partially blocked by Smith who's having a terrific day at the office Coler kicking it to McBride and she has tied her9 I mean she's seen it all she started out Charlotte Cleveland OH the Rockers Cloud buries the three boy Carlton swings it over hide him in triple long rebound goes to terasi one of the whistle didn't get it mbde has got the rebound bouncing to heidman Oh What A finish and that's he out peely in there and couldn't get a call Cloud gets that first part of the my kicks my cause program her shoes McBride for three she wanted a whistle didn't get it but gets the roll and Will T the cloud shot clock and game clock almost identical inside to terasi Baseline jumper no don't know but she definitely is a rim protector and her size creates some different issues but right there seing her efforts from a week ago against Phoenix terasi for three and and terasi looking for teammates wearing those awesome Rebel jerseys terasi nobody picked up ball and she says thank you very so terasi gets that free throw to go and Diana without the basketball shot clock into single digits copper doesn't get the roll and Smith especially in the second half on the offense Phoenix defense has been great though this is a link team that is second in the WM it up here in this fourth quarter now see that's where BG her confidence she's got to go ahead and take that shot Bridget Carlton Barry Contin to stay aggressive gets the roll so she's got a lot of switching on the defensive end for mercury Thea CER conted Ma and it winds up with McBride hide himman on the wing Trail three is wets and in the second half they've done a much better job on the Boors against Phoenix inside to M turnaround jumper that's nice third game this season with 14 threes the first game in a big three by a haer in trouble step back splash double double that's seven on the season she's got 20 points and 10 rebounds Beck Allen three is Good's got the hide Advantage here McBride with the shot clock getting low gets it up and the footprint Center hide him in Way Off the Mark and M rebound number 12 three minutes to go McBride her eighth three-pointer of the Britney Griner earning a trip to the free throw line as Smith has picked up her fifth there's a calmness about her but man she comes to work every day and just the way she plays Minnesota has led by as many as nine here in this second half McBride Off the Mark her neck sets in and just the difference as you is Kate talked about the depth that this Minnesota team has the mid-range XS under 2 minutes to play grer picking up the rock getting it to Allen three on the way Copper got the rock little more than a minute to go Phoenix has got to start scoring and C does Minnesota trying to call a timeout Co copper with a lane she's got 28 bride back to Smith bouncing into Collier double team comes back to Smith stre toward is for copper against Carlton step back three is good that's what the fans are really cheering for but she splits the pair hyan gets it into grinder BG to Copper for the win Carlton into McBride it misses everything and Phoenix gets the win sports network Annie your biggest take away from this win for the fact that they never quit and