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Diggins-Smith outshines Bird, Taurasi; Mercury beats Storm

FILE - Phoenix Mercury's Diana Taurasi, left, talks with Seattle Storm's Sue Bird after the Mercury defeated the Storm in the second round of the WNBA basketball playoffs Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Everett, Wash. Seattle's Sue Bird and Mercury star Diana Taurasi share the court perhaps for the last time in a WNBA clash in Phoenix, Friday, July 22, 2022.(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) FILE - Connecticut's Sue Bird (10) and Diana Taurasi (3) celebrate their 82-64 win over Penn State in the NCAA Mideast Regional semifinals in Milwaukee, Saturday, March 23, 2002. WNBA Seattle's Sue Bird and WNBA Mercury star Diana Taurasi share the court perhaps for the last time in a WNBA clash in Phoenix, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File) FILE - USA's Sue Bird, left, and Diana Taurasi, right, cheer from the bench near the end of their 66-62 victory against Russia in the women's basketball semi final at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Friday, Aug. 27, 2004. WNBA Seattle's Sue Bird and WNBA Mercury star Diana Taurasi share the court perhaps for the last time in a WNBA clash in Phoenix, Friday, July 22, 2022.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File) FILE - Former University of Connecticut and current WNBA players Sue Bird, left, and Diana Taurasi, right, share a laugh as they are introduced at UConn's First Night program in Storrs, Conn., Friday, Oct. 13, 2006. Seattle's Sue Bird and Mercury star Diana Taurasi share the court perhaps for the last time in a WNBA clash in Phoenix, Friday, July 22, 2022.(AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File) FILE - Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi (3) talks with Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (10) during the second half of a single-game WNBA basketball playoff matchup, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in Tempe, Ariz. Seattle's Sue Bird and Mercury star Diana Taurasi share the court perhaps for the last time in a WNBA clash in Phoenix, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Diggins-Smith outshines Bird, Taurasi; Mercury beats Storm