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Tyson Frizell has backed Laurie Daleys move to hold him back from his State of Origin debut.Frizell made one of the most memorable NSW debuts in the game two loss to Queensland last month at Suncorp Stadium, after almost chasing down a flying Dane Gagai and scoring a second half try to drag the Blues back into the contest.The St George Illawarra star was only called into the NSW team after Wade Graham was suspended.Blues coach Laurie Daley had been criticised by not bringing Frizell into his side sooner among other conservative selections.But the hard-running back-rower said his extended time as a Blues squad player facilitated his impressive transfer from the NRL to Origin.It was definitely very helpful coming into camp and being a part of the squad for a few games there, it did help me a lot, Frizell said.I think if I had have come in after Wade without having any kind of experience it would have been more nervous.The boys are really welcoming and it was a massive boost for myself to come in those few times.Graham will make his debut at ANZ Stadium on July 13 after being called up for the NSW team in place of Greg Bird.Wade has definitely deserved his spot, it is great to see him in the team and to be playing alongside him again, Frizell said.Frizell, who looks to have a long Blues career ahead of him, received widespread praise for his Origin debut.It was pretty hard, I am not used to that kind of stuff, he saidI tried to stay away from social media. 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The Mercury and Sky are going to have to force it open by taking the series leaders out of their comfort zones.Sunday on ESPN, Chicago hosts Los Angeles (3 p.m. ET) and Phoenix hosts Minnesota (5 p.m, ET). The Lynx and the Sparks for the most part have done exactly what they wanted to do offensively; Minnesota won its two games by an average of 14.0 points, Los Angeles by 17.5.Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve wasnt thrilled with her teams defense in Fridays 96-86 victory, so that will be her biggest focus. Of course, she expects the Mercury will be more energized by playing in Phoenix on Sunday.But the defending champion Lynx are so good about not getting rattled, even by the sure-to-be-vocal Phoenix fans. For the Mercury, its do-or-die time in a season where theyve had multiple peaks and valleys. They have to avoid foul trouble, and theyll need a much bigger presence from center Brittney Griner than she had in the first two gamess.ddddddddddddA week ago Sunday, Chicago knocked off visiting Atlanta in a second-round single-elimination game at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. As joyful as the Sky were after that game, realistically they knew theyd have their hands full in this series with the Sparks.That would be the case even if 2015 MVP Elena Delle Donne were healthy for Chicago. With her out with a thumb injury, the Sky really have to play at an extraordinarily high level defensively to try to keep the Sparks from running away from them.The Sparks post players stole the show in the opening game, a 95-75 victory. In the second game, which Los Angeles won 99-84, the Sparks bombarded the Sky both from inside and outside the paint.Los Angeles is trying to make the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2003.Im coaching a lot of mature players, and theyre pros. So not much needs to be said, Sparks coach Brian Agler said when asked if theres any different approach he takes since its a potential series-clincher. We just talk about what we think were going to see and prepare for that. And just understand that theyre going to be playing with a tremendous sense of urgency. And were going to have to play that same way. ' ' '