Why The Mercury Thrived In Overtime Games

The Phoenix Mercury had an excellent 2021 season, and after an impressive playoff run, they reached the WNBA Finals. They defeated the New York Liberty, the Seattle Storm and the Las Vegas Aces to get to that point, and they faced the Chicago Sky in the Finals. The Sky beat the Mercury 3-1 in that series, and they won their first championship. The Mercury had their share of battles that season, and some of them went into overtime. Phoenix had four overtime games that year, and two of them were during the playoffs. Those games were against familiar faces, as Phoenix's first overtime was against Chicago. After starting the season with a win over the Minnesota Lynx, the Mercury were trying to get into a rhythm. They lost their second game, as the Connecticut Sun beat them 86-78 . Phoenix picked up a win in its next game, but another loss to Connecticut dropped the Mercury's record to 2-2. Then, the Mercury were a game under .500 after they lost to the Aces. Phoenix would win the next three games, and the final