Phoenix didn't get the calls, their shooters couldn't score the ball, and the fourth-quarter surge fans expected wasn't enough: the Finals head to Indy all tied up.

The Fever have now proven, two games in a row, that they can play offense nearly at the Mercury's pace; last night they showed they can play defense that quickly too. Cappie and Diana combined shot 12-38 from the floor.

On the other side, Catchings, who shot badly Tuesday, did everything right, coming very close to the WNBA Finals' first triple-double. As usual, her comments focused on defense: "It's my job to contain Diana," she said.

Props to her, and to her team-- but Mercury fans might be forgiven for thinking the biggest factor in last night's big Fever win was a third-quarter injury: Penny Taylor left the game with blood on her mouth after taking an inadvertent elbow in the face from Briann January as Bri leapt up for a jump shot.

When Taylor walked out, Indiana already led by 13, but she was having a wonderful game anyway; without her, the Merc had a lot less on the inside, and had to make jump shots (they didn't) to finish a comeback.

Q (who has more links than we do to postgame news) finds reporters from Brisbane focused on Penny's wounds. She now says she expects to play Sunday in Indy: she'll be wearing a made-to-order mouthpiece.