Final
Mercury advance with 91-67 win over Shock
Sep 20, 2015 - 5:34 AM TULSA, Okla. (AP) Brittney Griner had 23 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks, DeWanna Bonner added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the defending champion Phoenix Mercury beat the Tulsa Shock 91-67 Saturday night to advance to the Western Conference finals.Monique Currie scored 11 points and Candice DuPree added 10 for the Mercury, who swept the opening-round series and will next face Minnesota or Los Angeles.
Odyssey Sims scored 22 points for Tulsa in its only home playoff game in six years since moving from Detroit. The Shock will move to the Dallas area next year.
Tulsa endured a season-ending knee injury to All-Star Skylar Diggins and a pregnancy that cost Glory Johnson the season to reach the playoffs. Most of the crowd of 3,261 remained energetic and stayed until the end.
- PHOENIX: 91
DALLAS: 67
Final
Jul 1 3:45 PM - PHOENIX: 91
TULSA: 67
Final
Sep 19 11:18 PM - End of 4th Quarter.
Sep 19 11:16 PM - PHOENIX: 89
TULSA: 67
End of Regulation
Sep 19 11:16 PM - End of 3rd Quarter.
Sep 19 10:43 PM - PHOENIX: 64
TULSA: 48
End of 3rd
Sep 19 10:43 PM - End of 1st Half.
Sep 19 10:05 PM - PHOENIX: 41
TULSA: 31
Halftime
Sep 19 10:04 PM - End of 1st Quarter.
Sep 19 9:35 PM - PHOENIX: 19
TULSA: 19
End of 1st
Sep 19 9:34 PM - Brittney Griner vs. Courtney Paris (Marta Xargay Casademont gains possession)
Sep 19 9:14 PM - PHOENIX: 0
TULSA: 0
1st Quarter - 10:00
Sep 19 9:13 PM
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