The Phoenix Mercury are on the brink of losing the WNBA Finals after falling 90-88 to the Las Vegas Aces in Wednesday's Game 3. They showed a lot of heart in the fourth quarter, particularly after Satou Sabally went down with a head injury, and almost completed a 17-point comeback behind some strong performances from Kahleah Copper and DeWanna Bonner.
But a last-second shot from A'ja Wilson led to a Las Vegas victory , and Phoenix is now on the verge of being swept.
"We are not into moral victories. This is a game that we wanted to get, needed to get. But for us to compete the way that we did, I think just shows the character of our team. It's the way we fought all year," Mercury coach Nate TIbbetts said postgame.
"We just kept fighting and put ourselves in a position to win agai