Phoenix head coach Corey Gaines answers questions from the media following his team's 93-84 loss to Indiana in game two of the WNBA Finals.
Catchings, who wasn’t a big factor in game one before fouling out, stepped up her offensive game on Thursday, scoring 19 points while adding 11 assists, 9 rebounds and 2 steals in the win. Ebony Hoffman and rookie Briann January each scored 16 points for Indiana.
League MVP Diana Taurasi led Phoenix with 20 points, but she and her teammates struggled in the shooting department. The Mercury, the highest scoring team in the league, shot just 39% from the field and were held 13 points under their postseason scoring average. Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter combined to shoot just 12 for 38 from the field under constant defensive pressure by WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Catchings and the rest of her Indiana teammates.
With the series tied at 1-1, the festivities now shift to Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Game three is set for Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Arizona time.
WNBA Finals Game 2 Postgame Audio
Mercury head coach Corey Gaines
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Mercury players Temeka Johnson and Diana Taurasi
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October 1st, 2009 9:12 PM
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