Phoenix Mercury defeats the LA Sparks to proceed to the WNBA Finals and get a shot at the Championship Crown. Lisa Leslie Declares her retirement after the Game 3 of the Playoffs. On the East, Indiana Fever steps in the WNBA 2009 Finals for the first time after defeating Detroit Shock in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Detroit Shock comes in as the underdog.

Katie Douglas and Tamika Catchings leads the Indiana Fever on their first ever WNBA Finals game. The Idiana Fever was successful in securing their "team-to-beat" status by staying undefeated with their 11-0 conference winning streak. The Phoenix Mercury will not stand down in this face off while being lead by Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter. They nailed a 8-2 record winning majority of their homecourt games and successfully staving off all challengers in the West Division.

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