Seattle Storm at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationMercury beat Storm 86-62 in Penny Taylor's home farewell
Taylor announced her retirement at the end of July. The Australian international was a three-time All-Star during 13 WNBA seasons, beginning her WNBA career with the Cleveland Rockers in 2001 and joining Phoenix in 2004.
The Mercury (15-18) clinched a playoff spot before tipoff with Washington's 94-91 loss to Atlanta.
The Storm (15-18) fell into a tie with Mercury but retained their hold on the No. 7 seed due to winning the season series. Both teams conclude the season Sunday when Phoenix visits San Antonio, and Seattle hosts Chicago.
Phoenix led by as many as 17 in the first quarter and maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way. Seattle trailed by 24 at the break and got no closer than 65-50 late in the third quarter.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 62 - 86 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 62 - 86 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
Sonja Petrovic defensive rebound | 62 - 86 |
| 4th 2.0 |  |
Jenna O'Hea misses 7-foot two point shot | 62 - 86 |
| 4th 21.0 | |
Mistie Bass turnover | 62 - 86 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-60 | FG | 33-69 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 15-16 | FT | 15-15 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 10 | Assists | 23 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 30 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 10,380 · 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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