For the second game in a row, Diana Taurasi established a career high as the Mercury held off the Sun for a 91-86 win. Taurasi scored 15 of her 35 points in the fourth quarter and put her team up for good with 5:47 left with two free throws.

The Sun started the game a little flat and turned the ball over early before settling down and using better shot selection. Katie Douglas scored 27 points on 5-8 from three point range and limited Cappie Pondexter to 15 points. But the Sun allowed the worst rebounding team in the league to outrebound them by one and never found an answer for Taurasi.

"Normally we knock down shots down the stretch," Douglas said. "We definitely couldn't buy a break."