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Mercury-Lynx ends bizarrely after clock stops on Diana Taurasi winner: 'This wouldn't happen in the NBA'

In the grand scheme of things, it wasn't unusual to see Diana Taurasi help kick off the WNBA's 25th season with a winner against the Minnesota Lynx.

It was unusual, though, to see her hit the shot with time standing still.

That's how the Mercury-Lynx game came to end on Friday, with the Mercury taking possession down one point with 6.8 seconds left on the clock, then Taurasi hitting a go-ahead 3-pointer ... with 6.8 seconds still left on the clock:

After a lengthy review, officials ruled there were 1.