TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Brittney Griner had 23 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks, DeWanna Bonner added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the defending champion Phoenix Mercury beat the Tulsa Shock 91-67 Saturday night to advance to the Western Conference finals.
Monique Currie scored 11 points and Candice DuPree added 10 for the Mercury, who swept the opening-round series and will next face Minnesota or Los Angeles.
Odyssey Sims scored 22 points for Tulsa in its only home playoff game in six years since moving from Detroit. The Shock will move to the Dallas area next year.
FEVER 89, SKY 82
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Tamika Catchings scored 22 points to help Indiana force a deciding Game 3 in its Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Shavonte Zellous had 16 points and Briann January added 14 for the Fever, who beat the Sky for the first time this year after losing all four regular season meetings and the opener of this best-of-three series.
Courtney Vandersloot scored 19 points and Allie Quigley had 14 for the Sky. Elena Delle Donne, who averaged a league-best 23.4 points during the season, was held to 11 points on 3-for-9 shooting. Erika De Souza also scored 11 points.
Catchings scored six points down the stretch as Indiana outscored Chicago 12-4 over the final 5:35.
Game 3 is Monday night in Chicago.