{"id":262734,"date":"2025-09-29T02:34:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T02:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/262734\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T02:34:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T02:34:13","slug":"phoenix-mercury-advance-to-wnba-finals-after-beating-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/262734\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Mercury advance to WNBA Finals after beating Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 The Mighty Mercury will play for a title!<\/p>\n

Phoenix moved on to the 2025 WNBA Finals with an 86-81 Game 4 semifinal win over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday evening. <\/p>\n

Minnesota was without head coach Cheryl Reeve in Game 4 after she was suspended in the previous game<\/a> for comments made about the officiating. The Lynx were also missing All-Star Napheesa Collier in Game 4 after she was injured in the closing seconds of Game 3. <\/p>\n

The Mercury will now await a winner between the Las Vegas Aces and Indiana Fever. Indiana forced another game with a 90-83 win over Las Vegas in Game 4 on Sunday. Game 5 of this series is set for Tuesday in Las Vegas. <\/p>\n

The WNBA Finals begin on Friday, Oct. 3.<\/p>\n

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