PHOENIX– Kahleah Copper and Nate Tibbetts have had a close relationship, especially with the Phoenix Mercury making the playoffs twice.

As they're taking on the Minnesota Lynx in the semifinals, the Mercury made playoff history by securing a 20+ point comeback . However, the takeover began in the second half.

In the 20 minutes of play before, Phoenix looked flat, and it felt like a 0-2 deficit was on the horizon. Either way, the Game 2 win was credited to one person .

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“I think he’s been Mr. Nice Guy all season, so it was about time,” Copper said during Game 3's morning shootaround on Friday. “I think we respect him and understand what the message was, so we came out a lot stronger in the second half.”

Even after the game, Mercury players were saying tha

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