One playoff series is decided as the Mercury held off a late Storm rally to claim a 95-89 win.

In the third quarter, it looked like game two might be a repeat of first one for both teams. Phoenix capitalized on early turnovers from Seattle and led by as many as 22. But this time, the Storm got some defensive stops and fought back to tie the game at 85 with just under three minutes left in the game.

And then Diana Taurasi answered with a dagger and put her team up again, this time for good. Her coach described the play. “It was the end of the play,” Paul Westhead said. “We tried to go inside to Penny Taylor, and it didn’t work out so it got kicked back to her. D (Taurasi), the tenacious opportunist that she is, she let it fly. Nothing but net.”

The Big Three once again led the Mercury attack, this time Cappie came out on top with 25 points. Lauren Jackson got a few more shot attempts for the Storm in this game, but was hampered by foul trouble down the stretch. Sue Bird played one of her best offensive games of the season with 21 points and 6 assists.

"We did give it a run at the end," Betty Lennox said. "Time just ran out on us. We gave ourselves an opportunity." Jackson added that losing was "Yeah, a huge disappointment. But I think Phoenix is a better team, and they definitely demonstrated that throughout the series. They played unbelievable basketball, and you can't fault them, really."