Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationBonner's 22 lead Mercury over Storm 84-72
Monique Currie had 12 points and Cayla Francis 11 for the Mercury (3-3), who pulled away with a 16-5 run in the middle of the second quarter to a 38-28 lead.
Sue Bird rallied the Storm (2-4) within 71-69 when she put back her own missed 3-point attempt with 5:18 left in the game. But Phoenix closed on a 13-3 burst as Seattle's offense suffered a pair of shot-clock violations in the final 1:30.
Crystal Langhorne had 13 points to lead the Storm. Bird and Alysha Clark added 11 each.
Phoenix was 7 of 17 from 3-point range while Seattle was just 1 of 13.
It was the sixth contest of Brittney Griner's seven-game suspension for a domestic violence incident.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 84 - 72 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 84 - 72 |
| 4th 19.0 |  |
shot clock turnover | 84 - 72 |
| 4th 44.0 | |
Alysha Clark defensive rebound | 84 - 72 |
| 4th 45.0 |  |
DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 2 of 2 | 84 - 72 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-65 | FG | 28-60 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 1-13 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 8 |
| 23-28 | FT | 15-19 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Assists | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 5,947 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 9 | L2 | 0.775 | 31 |
 Golden State |
2 | 11 | W4 | 0.725 | 29 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 13 | W3 | 0.675 | 27 |
 Dallas |
7 | 16 | W4 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Portland |
15 | 24 | L1 | 0.4 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 25 | W2 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
 Seattle |
23 | 32 | L1 | 0.2 | 8 |
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