The Phoenix Mercury are back and ready to defend their home court in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.

After dropping the first two games in Las Vegas, the Mercury will need to win one of the two upcoming games in Phoenix to force a Game 5 in the best-of-seven series against the Aces. If the Mercury lose Game 3, they will go down 0-3.

“There’s no panic, no pressure. That’s the beauty of a seven-game series. If we’re sitting at five games, it’s basically elimination," Alyssa Thomas said. "If you’re familiar (with) watching NBA games, (comebacks) happen a lot when teams go down like this. For us, it’s coming home with our home crowd, being comfortable, being in (our own) beds, which are a big deal. First and foremost, we gotta play better defense.”

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