Striving For It All October 9th, 2021 with Ed Robinson

On this edition of Striving For It All, a recap of the WNBA Playoff best-of-five semifinal series matchups between the Connecticut Sun and Chicago Sky and the Phoenix Mercury and Las Vegas Aces. Plus, a preview of the 2021 WNBA Finals between the Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury.

Game 4- best-of-five series

Connecticut Sun- 69

Chicago Sky- 79

CHI: Courtney Vandersloot- 19 points, Candace Parker- 17 points, Kahleah Copper- 18 points, Azura' Stevens- 11 points 

CONN: Jonquel Jones- 25 points and 11 rebounds, Natisha Heideman- 16 points and Jasmine Thomas- 11 points 

Chicago wins series 3-1

The Sky advance to the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2014.

Game 5- best-of-five series

Phoenix Mercury- 87

Las Vegas Aces- 84

LVA: Chelsea Gray- 22 points, Kelsey Plum- 22 points, A'ja Wilson- 21 points and Liz Cambage- 11 points and 10 rebounds (double double)

PHX: Diana Taurasi- 24 points, Skylar Diggins-Smith- 14 points, Brittney Griner- 28 points and Shey Peddy- 15 points, Kia Nurse suffered a torn ACL in the third quarter. Nurse will be out for the rest of the season.

Phoenix wins series 3-2

Game 1 of the 2021 WNBA Finals will be between the Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury. It will take place on Sunday afternoon at 3pm eastern/2pm central on ABC.

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Audio courtesy of: WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association), ESPN 2

Theme courtesy of: Jazzy Diva Productions, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE2gsHuyveM