Diana Taurasi (right) did all she could to stop Seimone Augustus and the Lynx, scoring a team-high 22 points for the Mercury, but could not turn back the momentum built by Minnesota.

"We tried to switch things up, but they always had a pretty good counter for it," said Taurasi, who was instrumental in the Mercury's first-round elimination of the defending WNBA Champion Seattle Storm. "They were well-prepared."