By now, Phoenix and Seattle should know each other well.

The Mercury and Storm will meet for the third time this season when they play in Phoenix on Saturday. They split the first two games.

The rivalry runs deep. The teams have met six times in the playoffs, and Phoenix (6-3) is off to its best start since 2018, when it lost to the eventual league champion Storm in the Western Conference semifinals.

The Mercury enters after an 86-77 home victory over Golden State on Thursday. They trailed by eight points with four minutes remaining but closed on an 18-1 run behind rookie Lexi Held and Satou Sabally.

Held had 24 points and helped carry the playmaking load of Alyssa Thomas, who has missed the last four games with a left calf injury.

"I've been pretty pleased with her playing the point

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