The Phoenix Mercury have turned seizing home-court advantage into their postseason identity.

The Mercury gained the upper hand in their WNBA semifinal series against the top-seed Minnesota Lynx with a Game 2 road victory Tuesday, and they will begin defense of their home floor in the third game of the best-of-five series Friday.

The Mercury overcame a 20-point deficit in the final 16 minutes of regulation and scored the first six points of overtime while evening the series with an 89-83 victory.

"This is a battle-tested team," Phoenix coach Nate Tibbetts said of the Lynx. "We haven't done anything yet. We needed to get one there (Minneapolis). We did our job."

The Lynx, who have won four league titles and lost in the finals last year, took Game 1 82-69 at home by outscoring the Mercury

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