Mercury's Trio Competes, Tries To Defeat The Aces

The Phoenix Mercury are on the right track, as they reached the WNBA Finals for the sixth time in franchise history. They finished the regular season with a record of 27-17, and they took down other contenders to get to the Finals. The Mercury faced the Las Vegas Aces in that series, and while the Aces came out victorious, Phoenix competed. Phoenix's trio came to play, and they all had great showings in that period. The Mercury were on the road for Game 1, and despite a good effort from them, the Aces beat them 89-86. Kahleah Copper was the star of this game, and she had 21 points. She got off to a hot start, and she showed that Phoenix came to compete. On top of her scoring, the Mercury guard had four rebounds and an assist. Satou Sabally got going, and she finished the game with 19 points, four rebounds and four assists. Alyssa Thomas nearly had a triple-double, as she had 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. The Mercury had two other players who scored at least 10, as Monique Akoa Makani had 11 points