Through injuries, adversity and players being in and out of the lineup, the Phoenix Mercury have remained focused on themselves. They were the sleeper contender lying in wait, saving their best basketball for the perfect time of year. It’s that emphasis on doing the little things that paid off in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals Wednesday night, and it’s...

Basketball is a game of runs and no one knows that more than the Phoenix Mercury, a team that rattled off an undefeated August with 10 straight wins only to limp down the stretch as losers of three in a row. The question at hand heading into the playoffs was, which run would end or continue? Enter Sophie Cunningham. In...