PHOENIX (AP) — Alyssa Thomas scored 23 points, DeWanna Bonner made two late 3-pointers and the Phoenix Mercury overcame a 13-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the short-handed Minnesota Lynx 86-81 in Game 4 on Sunday to advance to the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2021. But we stuck together and dug deep on defense.”The Mercury won the final three games of the best-of-five semifinal series. Phoenix Mercury forward Satou Sabally (0) puts her hand up during the first half of Game 4 of a WNBA basketball playoff semifinals series against the Minnesota Lynx, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Phoenix. The Lynx jumped out to an early 12-1 lead but the Mercury slowly chipped away at the deficit. Thomas hit Bonner for a layup just before the halftime buzzer to tie it 38.