Fever forward Ebony Hoffman (32) drives to the basket as Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi (3) defends in the second quarter of Game 1 of the WNBA finals (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Fever fall in Game 1 of Finals 120-116
Updated: Wednesday, 07 Oct 2009, 1:46 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 29 Sep 2009, 11:41 PM EDT
Cappie Pondexter missed a game-winning tip-in at the fourth-quarter buzzer then scored seven of her 23 points in overtime to help the Phoenix Mercury escape with a 120-116 victory over the Indiana Fever Tuesday night in a wild opener of the WNBA Finals.
Penny Taylor scored 23 points and newly crowned league MVP Diana Taurasi 22 for Phoenix in the highest-scoring game in WNBA history.
Katie Douglas tied it with a 3-pointer for Indiana with 7.1 seconds left in regulation, then scored eight in overtime to match her career high of 30 points. Ebony Hoffman had a career-high 27 on 12 of 14 shooting as the Fever set a franchise scoring record in just the second 100-point game in the club's history.
Later Tuesday night, winds could become a major factor. Right now, winds are …
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