Storm force Game 3 against Lynx
SEATTLE — Sue Bird scored 22 points, including two 3-pointers in the second overtime, and the Seattle Storm beat the Minnesota Lynx 86-79 on Sunday night to force a deciding third game in the Western Conference semifinal series.
Tanisha Wright had 18 points for the Storm, including a tying 3 with 23.9 seconds left in the first overtime.
Rebekkah Brunson scored 22 points and Seimone Augustus had 20 for the defending champion Lynx.
Game 3 is Tuesday night in Minneapolis. The winner will face Los Angeles in the conference finals.
Fever 103, Dream 88ATLANTA — Tamika Catchings had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Briann January scored 24 points and Indiana forced a deciding Game 3 in the East semifinals series.Erlana Larkins had 16 points, Shavonte Zellous added 15, Tammy Sutton-Brown 11 and Erin Phillips 10 for the Fever, who shot 53 percent from the field. January scored 11 points in the third quarter to help Indiana extend a two-point halftime lead and Catchings had 18 in the fourth — one short of the WNBA record for a quarter.Game 3 will be Tuesday in Indianapolis, where the Dream eliminated the Fever in Game 3 of the East finals a year ago and won the opener of this series on Friday.
