The Phoenix Mercury avoided falling into a dreaded 2-0 hole in their WNBA playoffs semifinal series against the Minnesota Lynx, as they pulled off a huge come-from-behind win in overtime on Tuesday night at Target Center in Minnesota.

Despite being down by as many as 20 points, the Mercury managed to claw their way back and complete their comeback, thanks to a huge second half.

The unlikely victory for Phoenix also put the Mercury in an exclusive WNBA club.

“The Mercury become just the fifth team in WNBA history to make a 20-point comeback in the playoffs, and just the second to do it on the road per @ESPNInsights .They pick up the 89-83 win and the series is tied 1-1 as we head to Phoenix,” wrote Kendra Andrews in a social media post on X, formerly Twitter.

Satou Sabally led the

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