"These girls are doing great, especially on this back to back," Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said after her team beat injury-plagued Phoenix 89-66 on Friday.
"We wanted to come in [Friday] and play better, particularly since we didn't play well [Thursday] night," Reeve said, referring to a one-sided loss at Los Angeles. "Physically, we're playing well, and we were able to survive the toughest part of the season with no horrible injuries."
The Lynx, counting Sunday's regular season-ending game at San Antonio on Sunday, will have played six of their last seven games on the road. So far they are 4-2 in that late tough stretch.
One of the stars of the Lynx rout over the Mercury was veteran guard Erin Thorn. She played 23 minutes -- more than triple who usually time -- and had 17 points, making five of eight three-point shots.
She had 10 points the night before against L.A.
"[Erin] certainly has played well these last couple of games," Reeve said. "Prior to that she wasn't really getting too much time, so now we're at the [end of the] season and we're trying to cut back some minutes [from starters], and she's definitely proven herself.
"We certainly won't be gun-shy with her in the playoffs. We weren't before, but now that we've seen her knock down some shots… We can see why we signed her. We have a team that it's hard to get minutes on. ... She's been patient, and has been through her ups and downs, but now she's playing and is being productive. I'm really happy to see her make the most of her minutes."
Three other bench players were not so productive.
