“You know, it took us too long to wake up and play defense. I think the second half is our basketball and how we play. So, shame on us for not coming out the way that we needed to come out,” said Alyssa Thomas after her team lost Game 3 to an A’ja Wilson masterclass. Down 0-3 and staring at a sweep, this wasn’t what anyone expected before the series began. No team in WNBA history has ever come back from a 0-3 deficit to win a series–so could Phoenix Mercury vs. Las Vegas Aces be the first time we witness it?
“We gotta take one game at a time,” said coach Nate Tibbetts when asked if his team could still mount a comeback. The Mercury have bounced back from a game down to win the series against the Liberty and Lynx this postseason, but coming back from 0-3 feels like a tall order–especiall