It’s that for a quarter or two or however long they want, the Lynx will let you feel like you do. 42 points in the paint—that is, all but five of Phoenix’s first-half points. “We cleaned up guarding probably the most difficult play for any team in the league to guard,” Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve said. The Mercury scored 47 first-half points and just 22 second-half points, only 12 of those in the paint. But like her team, Reeve was quick to adapt and course-correct when the situation called for it.