Phoenix made their trip to the finals look like a foregone conclusion, absolutely blowing L.A. away. (The contrast with the East's game three was hard to ignore.)

As is their wont, Diana & company ran rings around the visitors: the Merc led at the half by 16, and played the Sparks even the rest of the way.

It was Lisa Leslie's last game ever: both she and Candace Parker fouled out.

"I have no regrets," LLL said. "Every time I stepped on the court, I played as hard as I could."

Leslie says she's retiring from pro basketball (not just from the WNBA; some 'retired' players keep going in Europe): new-ish fans may not remember how recently LLL was its most famous name. "She's been the face of the game for a long time," Cappie Pondexter said, "and it's well deserved."