WNBA finals on line

The season-long rivalry between the Minnesota Lynx and Phoenix Mercury comes down to one final game. The teams meet tonight ( 7 p.m., NBA-TV) with the winner earning a berth in the WNBA Finals. Minnesota rallied to beat the Mercury 82-77 on Sunday to force a Game 3 of the Western Conference finals. The series shifts to Phoenix, where the Mercury are 16-1 this season and winners of 15 in a row. Still, the Game 2 triumph left the Lynx optimistic. “We’re very hungry and we’re in a good position now,” Minnesota’s Seimone Augustus said. “At this point everything is laid out on the table.”

Associated Press