Taurasi scores 24 points to lift Mercury to series sweep of Storm

Diana Taurasi scored 24 points with six three-pointers, and the Phoenix Mercury won 69-64 against the Seattle Storm on Saturday to win the home-and–home series.

On Wednesday night in Phoenix, Minnesota (2-1), beat Seattle (1-3). 97-77

Skylar diggins-Smith scored 14 points and provided five assists for Phoenix. Tina Charles grabbed 10 rebounds while Brianna Turner had 14.

Jewell Loyd made five three-pointers, scoring 26 points for Seattle. Sue Bird scored 2 points on 1-of-11 shooting.

She missed all eight attempts at 3-point shooting. Stephanie Talbot was able to score 14 rebounds and eight on 3-of-11 shooting. Ezi Magbegor tallied 10 rebounds, and blocked seven shots.