PHOENIX (AZFamily/AP) — The Phoenix Mercury are continuing their playoff push after defeating the defending champions, New York Liberty in the opening round of the WNBA playoffs.

Now, the Mercury will take the court against the No. 1 Minnesota Lynx in a powerhouse semifinals matchup.

The Mercury will start the best-of-five series on the road in Minnesota for Games 1 and 2 before coming back home for Game 3.

The full schedule is below: Game Date Location Time Game 1 Sunday Sep 21 @ Minnesota 2:00 PM MST Game 2 Tuesday Sep 23 @ Minnesota 4:30 PM MST Game 3 Friday Sep 26 vs Minnesota 6:30 PM MST Game 4 (if necessary) Sunday Sep 28 vs Minnesota TBD Game 5 (if necessary) Tuesday Sep 30 @ Minnesota TBD

During the 79-73 defeat over the Liberty, Alyssa Thomas had a 20 points, 11 rebounds and

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