The Phoenix Mercury and Chicago Sky delivered an overtime thriller in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals and Twitter was losing its collective mind.
After the Chicago Sky took Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on the road, the Phoenix Mercury knew they had to come up with a big answer on Wednesday night in Game 2. With some in-town basketball stars in Chris Paul, Devin Booker and Jae Crowder attending the game, you knew Diana Taurasi and the Mercury were ready to put on a show.
They indeed did that. In a back-and-forth affair, Phoenix appeared to have the game in hand but a missed free throw allowed the Sky to get the game-tying bucket before a botched play inbounding the ball forced overtime.
In the extra frame, though, things got even crazier. The Mercury again took another lead but a late turnover could’ve turned the tide. Instead, Taurasi notched a clutch steal, saved the ball from going out of bounds (at least, as the refs called it), and set up a key possession. Skylar Diggins-Smith then delivered the daggers, beating her defender off the dribble and taking it to the rack.
Chicago’s ensuing possession was fruitless and Phoenix was able to tie the best-of-5 series up at one game apiece. And as you’d expect, everyone was buzzing over that wild finish.
Twitter was marveling at the awesome Mercury-Sky finish in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals
Skylar Diggins-Smith!
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) October 14, 2021
What a game.
I'm agnostic but that @ROSGO21 report on why Skylar Diggins-Smith wants a ring kinda has me rooting for Phoenix lol
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) October 14, 2021
Taurasi been kicking ass for all four Spider-Men lol
— Kazeem Famuyide 🇳🇬 🍎 (@Kazeem) October 14, 2021
Five games is not enough #WNBAFinals
— Josh Hill (@jdavhill) October 14, 2021
Skyler Diggins-Smith, folks.
— Josh Weinfuss (@joshweinfuss) October 14, 2021
What a drive. What a finish.
Mercury up 5 with 12.8 left in OT.
Hey @DevinBook, can I develop that film and see if Taurasi was out of bounds?
— Sarah Spain 💙 (@SarahSpain) October 14, 2021
What a great game Mercury vs Sky in OT......The crowd was amazing and the game was outstanding....The GOAT (Diana T) came thru again....
— michael j wright (@lgwtoday) October 14, 2021
This Sky vs Mercury series is unreal! If you love the game of basketball, you will be satisfied with all of this series! #skytown
— Larry Golden (@_LarroHoops) October 14, 2021
Mercury vs Sky a straight up party!
— Cameron Derby (Blue Check) (@CamDerbyTV) October 14, 2021
Most importantly, a message for anyone who wasn’t watching the fantastic game.
"IM NOT WATCHING THE GAME 2 OF THE WNBA FINALS BETWEEN CANDACE PARKER'S SKY AND DIANA TAURASI'S MERCURY ON ESPN"
— Matt Ellentuck (@mellentuck) October 14, 2021
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Seriously, if you aren’t tuning into these fantastic WNBA Finals, that’s a you problem that you need to solve. This is sports at its absolute finest.