PHOENIX -- In the closing seconds of overtime, with the Phoenix Mercury clinging to a three-point lead, Skyler Diggins-Smith glanced toward Diana Taurasi, prepared to pass the ball to her teammate. But Taurasi shook her head to say, "Keep it."
That was all Diggins-Smith needed.
She drove to the basket for a layup with 12.8 seconds left in overtime, giving the Mercury their final five-point cushion in a thrilling 91-86 Game 2 victory Wednesday in the 2021 WNBA Finals. It evened the series with the Chicago Sky, who will host the next two games in the series.