Indiana Fever vs Phoenix Mercury GAME Highlights [AUG 25, 2O24]| Women's Basketball 2024

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ahead to Mitchell and will step aside grab a snack and come on back M derson battling for the oard and Alissa Smith working hard down low doesn't get the unlessa SM Smith average 47 points so more than half the points long rebound saved by Jefferson but boss D he just going to keep her out of the paint oh oh that was West well and that's weak side rebounding right shot clock low gson missing every Mitchell back on fever team they're very physical such a young team too lock down in a winning way Canon missing everything on getting it to terasi Mitchell in her Hip Pocket somehow terasi [Applause] got teras this season and next season as well Dixon trying to save it it doesn't work and here viven stops pops je deeper Canon trying to answer and does as many is 10 Jefferson step back okay Kelsey Mitchell what a take at the free throw line shooting 86% this season that Sophie Cunningham has kind of stepped up things and a lot of it too is getting to the Jefferson okay cheed in there wheeler good at the goes and it does not jeers and the Mercury with the basketball Jefferson a little Ted down since Nikki blue has taken over burer off the mark and shock clock into single digits Jefferson the blow by nice Smith trying to find some room Baseline and terasi terasi up and in I think Christy has found what she wants to work Christy Wallace is all over terasi Taylor is in the building just like why did you tell me that now I'm nervous the lead is two see there's that pump again let her take that shot Smith shooting 73% from the strike doesn't Championship was a 2021 Wade Trophy winner burger no great on the key leaving it for Aon that's easy numbers bouncing to burer burer blocked by always is always is at the very end Kelsey Mitchell now coming in full court pressure from Cunningham and stt Mitchell leaving it for Boston spinning and burger fighting those screens from gers Sutton back out shot clock getting low Wallace for three quickly back up to six X Factor Val um they've only got two assists three into Boston she's got six how does Phoenix fix the three-point shooting well they're open shots gon shooting 80% well it's tough too I'm sure she had one or two days where she did not Boston double team step through wow P Soko the rookie quick whistle against out to Jefferson Jefferson nobody stop ball she misses everything she absolutely I mean she has been a Mainstay for this organization shot then by your post people Mitchell off Boston [Music] Indiana with the bigger Cunningham on tried to turn the corner misses everything Mitchell surveying game clock into single what adjustments do you want to see from Phoenix as Turner hits Mitchell for three good defense by Guston she fronts Boston trying to feed gson just short good de left toe just her scoring her ability to get the free throw line her ability allowed Smith to pump fakon and get herself to the since they were up 64 in the first quarter shot clock very low xfactor letting him know and the shot has three personal fouls now on W to Cunningham will beat us in Indiana those 10 free throws Grace Berger and Emma Cannon have checked in for the fever Su Sutton off the mark from Boston showing why she was rookie of the month in injury Kelsey Mitchell denied at the cup but a fat season Cunningham three she earns a tri at the monitor I think it's how Boston landed it first one and she was a highly sought after their free agent Mitchell earns a trip to the free throw the aggressors they've gotten the calls in their favor Mitchell L coningham gets the basket a little bit more and they're getting some themselves to the line Turner into on and it's a by Turner knocking that ball away out of burger cannot believe it that's kind of a 50 ball she's only missed one today gets the first one to [Applause] go Cunningham gets him both well she still has it she's four of five from the floor she is my rookie of the year I I don't even need to cast a vote picked up by gson turns in and she's got letting everybody know what was to come needs the shot clock Jefferson doesn't get the they've got to have some people scoring from the from the floor not just conningham continues to produce Vivien pull up jumper and a whistle blows bil bouncing to Ona step through and one out [Music] scores shot clock getting low Boston [Music] [Applause] for Phoenix tough road trip to La Sut up and in shot clock expires she didn't recognize in time Dixon trying to bounce it into Sophie and my groin hurt Melissa Smith has 20 and it goes out of bounds 6 minutes to go has pass almost broken up by Turner into Smith who's carbine [Music] reimagined and a half minutes to go here in the fourth quarter both of these teams looking to put the breaks on bouncing to Smith Smith reversing beautifully she's got 20 into Dixon up and in you see Dixon getting deep Smith kind of loses their balance and gets a e four in the first quarter Kelsey Mitchell attacking in finishing shot W answer beautifully Mitchell three on the way and she and Smith have 45 between the two a turnover as Kelsey Mitchell Fires for three and make it three three point alive in this fourth quarter Kelsey Mitchell bouncing it to her she's got 19 shots in this game and and usually she takes between into gson Meg around Smith up okay Kelsey we see you a but the three just wouldn't fall for her even though she got to the free throw line at career on picking up her fourth personal foul to settle this team down and be the team leader at the point guard position want to shout out our great production crew producer and Mick fouls wheeler which will send Erica back to the yeah and the merer did a better job in the second half not turning game clock almost identical Cunningham three hits the third three and 10 they've been beaten Minnesota as you said theyve beaten team is playing so hard you just don't know who's going to come and and shine [Music] that little put back the officials want to