Phoenix Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts directs his team as they play the Minnesota Lynx in the first quarter of Game 2 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff game Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24) works around Phoenix Mercury forward Monique Billings, left, in the first quarter of Game 2 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff game Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier celebrates her 3-point basket against the Phoenix Mercury during the second half of Game 1 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff game, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)
Minnesota Lynx head coach Coach Cheryl Reeve directs her team as they play the Phoenix Mercury in the first quarter of Game 2 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff game, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24) shoots against the Phoenix Mercury in the first quarter of Game 2 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff game, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
Phoenix Mercury guard Sophie Cunningham, left, forces a jump ball on Minnesota Lynx forward Bridget Carleton in the first quarter of Game 2 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff game, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) works around Minnesota Lynx forward Alanna Smith (8) in the first quarter of Game 2 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff game, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)