Mercury erase 13-point deficit, clinch Finals berth with 86-81 victory. The Mercury trailed 68-55 heading into the fourth quarter but pulled to 70-69 on Sami Whitcomb’s 3-pointer with 4:46 left. Phoenix’s Kahleah Copper hit a 3-pointer early in the third quarter to give the Mercury their first lead of the game at 41-38. The Lynx jumped out to an early 12-1 lead but the Mercury slowly chipped away at the deficit. Boston and Mitchell then delivered it by leading the Fever to their second straight elimination-game victory in this year’s playoffs.