Liz Cambage scored 13 points and Dearica Hamby added 10 off the bench to lead the Aces, who started slowly for the third straight game in the series. Brianna Turner and Britney Griner each had a double-double as the host Phoenix Mercury routed the Las Vegas Aces 87-60 to take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five WNBA semifinal playoff series Sunday afternoon. Hamby ended the run with consecutive baskets before the Mercury regained an 11-point lead at 24-13 on a basket by Peddy. Riquna Williams’ basket started the second-quarter scoring and got the Aces within five points before Turner scored six during an 11-0 run that gave the Mercury a 46-27 lead. Chelsea Gray’s jumper trimmed the Phoenix lead to 46-31 at halftime.

Source: National Post October 03, 2021 21:11 UTC