Mercury And Storm Have An Intense Series

The Phoenix Mercury had two overtime games in their 2025 run, and that was the first time that happened since 2021. The Mercury had two overtime games in a run that led to the franchise's fifth WNBA Finals. Phoenix's first overtime game during those playoffs was against the Seattle Storm. The Mercury met the Storm in the second round, and it was a single-elimination game. Phoenix defeated the New York Liberty in the first round, and that was a close game as well. When it came to the game against Seattle, Phoenix picked up an 85-80 victory. Then later on, the Mercury faced the Chicago Sky in the Finals, and Phoenix's win in Game 2 required overtime. Before that, the last time the Mercury had an overtime game in the postseason was 2018. The Mercury faced the Storm during that playoff run, and the second game of that series went into overtime. Phoenix got to that point after beating the Dallas Wings and the Connecticut Sun in single-elimination games. Then, the series with the Storm began with a loss. Seattle b