But down another key player, Phoenix was no match on Saturday as the top-seeded Aces cruised to a 117-80 win to eliminate the No. 8 seed Mercury and advance to the second round of the WNBA playoffs.
The Aces caught fire in a record 3-point shooting effort to secure the 2-0 series win and advance to semifinals where they'll face the winner between the No. 4 seed Seattle Storm and No. 5 seed Washington Mystics in a best-of-five series. The Storm won Game 1 and can clinch the best-of-three series with a second win on Sunday.