The underdog typically gets one shot to make it a series. And in the WNBA’s first round, a best-of-3 format wherein the lower seed hosts the winner-take-all Game 3, that shot is not to be taken lightly.
The Seattle Storm likely wasted their chance with a field goal-less fourth quarter on Sunday night. The Phoenix Mercury lost a nail-biter as well; both teams may get swept by their superior opponents. Even the New York Liberty know this phenomenon well.
Last season, they swept the 7-seed Washington Mystics, but needed overtime in Game 2 to avoid heading to D.