Canberra's WNBL championship defence remains comfortably on track after demolishing Townsville 70-39 in their minor semi-final on Sunday.
The Capitals now only need to account for the Sydney Flames next week to set up a replay of last year's grand final against Bulleen.
Led by young forward Abby Bishop and Natalie Hurst, the defending champions were simply too classy for an underdone Townsville outfit at the AIS Arena.
Even a relatively quiet first half from superstar centre Lauren Jackson, who finished with 16 points, didn't pose a problem for the home team, who led for all but the first few minutes of the game.
It was also an emphatic victory, coming within a whisker of the all-time winning margin in a WNBL final of 33.
Townsville started with plenty of fire, but despite their aggression, failed to find any rhythm.
They scored the first two points of the game courtesy of Olympian Jo Hall - but it was all downhill for the Fire from there.
The Capitals went on a 12-0 run to set up a comfortable 17-10 lead at quarter time.
Townsville never recovered.
The Capitals marginally extended their lead at the long break to 29-19, before ripping the Fire apart in a blistering second half to end the Fire's finals campaign.
Bishop was easily the best for the Capitals, ending with a game-high 20 points and 16 rebounds, while Hurst and Marianna Tolo were damaging across the court.
Townsville coach Peter Buckle said Canberra was a "hell of a team" and had all the answers on the day, particularly their height.
"We were hanging tough at halftime, it was only a 10-point game, but they smashed us time and time again," he told AAP.
"That's what happens when you're 6'5, 6'5 and 6'7 and 6'2."
He hinted at a Bulleen vs Canberra grand final, adding they were the top two teams in the league.
But typically, Capitals coach Carrie Graf said the team weren't getting ahead of themselves.
The focus was solely on the Flames next Saturday - a tough ask on Sydney's turf, she said.
"There is no grand final if we don't win that."
Expect a tight, fierce tussle, she said.
"They're coming off a blow-out, we won a blow-out, I don't anticipate that (this game) will be a blow-out."
Jackson, who is battling niggling foot injuries, said none of the players would be going in over-confident despite the decisive victory over the Fire.
Graf rated the game an "eight out of 10 performance", particularly impressive given Jackson's relatively small input.
"We showed that Lauren's good and Lauren's strong, but we can win with her getting 30 (points) or we can win with her getting 15, 16," she said.
Everyone will need to step up in Sydney if the Capitals are to make their second consecutive grand final.
"But if we bring the focus we had tonight, we'll be in a great position," Graf said.