Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationDiana Taurasi scores 26 points, Mercury beat Sparks 70-66
The Mercury (12-14) had their largest lead at 64-55 on Brittney Griner's basket with 6:33 left and Los Angeles went scoreless after Kristi Toliver's 3-pointer cut it to 68-66 with 1:24 left. It was Toliver's 400th career 3-pointer.
Taurasi was 4 of 10 from 3-point range to help Phoenix improve to 4-1 in its last five games.
Candace Parker had 25 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for Los Angeles (21-5), and Nneka Ogwumike added 15 points and nine rebounds for Los Angeles. The Sparks have lost four of five after opening 20-1. They dropped a half-game behind Minnesota for the WNBA lead.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 66 - 70 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 66 - 70 |
| 4th 3.0 |  |
Kelsey Bone defensive rebound | 66 - 70 |
| 4th 3.0 |  |
Alana Beard misses two point shot | 66 - 70 |
| 4th 8.0 | |
Kristi Toliver enters the game for Evgeniia Belyakova | 66 - 70 |
Statistics
 LA |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-57 | FG | 27-70 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 6-11 | FT | 9-15 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 11,905 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 8 | L1 | 0.7948718 | 31 |
 Golden State |
4 | 11 | W1 | 0.7027027 | 26 |
 Las Vegas |
5 | 13 | W2 | 0.6666667 | 26 |
 Dallas |
8.5 | 16 | W2 | 0.57894737 | 22 |
 Portland |
15 | 22 | L2 | 0.4054054 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 24 | L2 | 0.35135135 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
17.5 | 25 | L1 | 0.34210527 | 13 |
 Seattle |
23.5 | 31 | L3 | 0.18421052 | 7 |
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