Mercury vs. Lynx – Sun.

Sep 30, 2013, 1:17 AM | Updated: 1:18 am

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Phoenix Mercury's Candice Dupree (4) gets past Minnesota Lynx's Seimone Augustus (33) to score during the first half of a WNBA Western Conference Finals basketball game on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi, left, and Briana Gilbreath, right, force a jump ball as Minnesota Lynx's Janel McCarville, center, tries to hang on to the ball during the first half in a WNBA Western Conference Finals basketball game on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Minnesota Lynx's Lindsay Whalen, left, celebrates a win against the Phoenix Mercury with teammate Maya Moore, right, and assistant coach Shelley Patterson, center, after an WNBA Western Conference Finals basketball game on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, in Phoenix. The Lynx defeated the Mercury 72-65 and won the Western Conference Finals 2-0, earning a trip to the WNBA Finals to face the Atlanta Dream. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Minnesota Lynx's Maya Moore (23) scores as she gets past Phoenix Mercury's DeWanna Bonner, left, during the second half in a WNBA Western Conference Finals basketball game on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, in Phoenix. The Lynx defeated the Mercury 72-65 and won the Western Conference Finals 2-0, earning a trip to the WNBA Finals to face the Atlanta Dream. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi (3), Brittney Griner (42) and Briana Gilbreath (15) walk on the court as they are down to the Minnesota Lynx late in the second half of a WNBA Western Conference Finals basketball game on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, in Phoenix. The Lynx defeated the Mercury 72-65 and won the Western Conference Finals 2-0, earning a trip to the WNBA Finals to face the Atlanta Dream. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Mercury's Briana Gilbreath (15) defends as Minnesota Lynx's Lindsay Whalen (13) shoots during the second half in a WNBA Western Conference Finals basketball game on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, in Phoenix. The Lynx defeated the Mercury 72-65 and won the Western Conference Finals 2-0, earning a trip to the WNBA Finals to face the Atlanta Dream. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Mercury's Alexis Hornbuckle (14) blocks the shot of Minnesota Lynx's Maya Moore, center, as Mercury's Candice Dupree, left, defends during the second half in a WNBA Western Conference Finals basketball game on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, in Phoenix. The Lynx defeated the Mercury 72-65 and woin the Western Conference Finals 2-0, earning a trip to the WNBA Finals to face the Atlanta Dream. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi (3) scores as she gets past Minnesota Lynx's Monica Wright (22) during the second half in a WNBA Western Conference Finals basketball game on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, in Phoenix. The Lynx defeated the Mercury 72-65 and won the Western Conference Finals 2-0, earning a trip to the WNBA Finals to face the Atlanta Dream. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Minnesota Lynx's Lindsay Whalen, left, celebrates a win over the Phoenix Mercury with teammates Monica Wright (22) and Maya Moore as time expires in a WNBA Western Conference Finals basketball game on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, in Phoenix. The Lynx defeated the Mercury 72-65, and won the Western Conference Finals 2-0, earning a trip to the WNBA Finals to face the Atlanta Dream. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Minnesota Lynx's Lindsay Whalen, left, dribbles past Phoenix Mercury's Alexis Hornbuckle (14) during the second half in a WNBA Western Conference Finals basketball game on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, in Phoenix. The Lynx defeated the Mercury 72-65 and won the Western Conference Finals 2-0, earning a trip to the WNBA Finals to face the Atlanta Dream. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Phoenix Mercury's Brittney Griner (42) has her shot blocked by Minnesota Lynx's Janel McCarville (4) during the second half in a WNBA Western Conference Finals basketball game on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, in Phoenix. The Lynx defeated the Mercury 72-65 and won the Western Conference Finals 2-0, earning a trip to the WNBA Finals to face the Atlanta Dream. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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