Wednesday's WNBA Playoff Capsules

Games played on Sept. 21, 2016

Indiana Fever's Tamika Catchings (24) is fouled by Phoenix Mercury's DeWanna Bonner (24) as she goes up for a shot during the first half of a first round WNBA playoff basketball game, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, in Indianapolis.
Indiana Fever's Tamika Catchings (24) is fouled by Phoenix Mercury's DeWanna Bonner (24) as she goes up for a shot during the first half of a first round WNBA playoff basketball game, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, in Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Diana Taurasi scored 20 points, DeWanna Bonner had 11 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 89-78 on Wednesday night in a single-elimination game of the WNBA playoffs.

Tamika Catchings, who played in her final game, and the entire Indiana team knelt with their arms intertwined during the national anthem. Two members of the Mercury, Kelsey Bone and Mistie Bass, also took a knee.

Briann January made a reverse layup with 2:39 remaining to pull Indiana to 77-72 and she drew an offensive foul on Taurasi on the other end. Erlana Larkins had a putback on Indiana's next possession to cap a 10-1 run to make it 77-74.

But Phoenix answered with a 6-1 run - on free throws by Taurasi, Penny Taylor and Bonner - for an 83-75 lead.

Brittney Griner added 18 points, nine rebounds and three blocks for Phoenix, which will play at New York on Saturday.

Catchings and Marissa Coleman each scored 13 points as all five starters for Indiana scored in double figures.

DREAM 94, STORM 85

ATLANTA (AP) - Angel McCoughtry scored 37 points and the Dream beat the Storm.

McCoughtry scored seven straight points - on a 3-pointer, bank shot and pull-up jumper - to cap Atlanta's 19-5 run to start the fourth for an 85-71 lead. She collided with Breanna Stewart on Seattle's next possession and stayed on the ground before being helped to the bench by the Atlanta staff. She later returned.

Bria Holmes added 21 points for Atlanta, which will face the Chicago Sky on Sunday. Atlanta was without its second leading scorer Tiffany Hayes, who was serving a one-game suspension after picking up her seventh technical foul. The Dream's second leading rebounder, Sancho Lyttle, did not play due to a foot injury.

McCoughtry, who picked up her fourth foul early in the third, made two free throws with 1:11 left in the quarter to give Atlanta a 66-64 lead - its first since 21-20.

Jewell Loyd scored 24 points and Stewart added 19 points in their first career playoff games for Seattle.