NBA

New York Liberty at Phoenix Mercury

· Women's National Basketball Association
New York Liberty
8-8, 3-5 Away
Final
81 - 69

Phoenix Mercury
10-6, 5-4 Home

Brittney Griner's double-double, Diana Taurasi's five 3-pointers lead Mercury to victory

Brittney Griner [600x400]

Diana Taurasi added 19 points, hitting five 3-pointers for the Mercury (10-6), who have won three straight.

Sugar Rodgers hit a 3-pointer and then a jumper to give New York (8-8) a 5-4 lead one minute in, but Griner answered with a basket that gave Phoenix the lead for good 12 seconds later. She scored six points during a 12-4 run that made it 34-23 early in the second quarter and the Liberty trailed by at least eight points the rest of the way.

Tina Charles had 29 points for New York and Rodgers added 14 points. Charles made 11 of 21 shots from the field, but the rest of the Liberty players hit just 17 of 58 (29.3 percent).

It was the last of a four-game, 12-day road trip for the Liberty, who have lost four of five.

Regular Season Series

NY wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 69 - 81
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 69 - 81
4th 0.0 New York offensive team rebound 69 - 81
4th 0.0 Bria Hartley misses 24-foot three point jumper 69 - 81
4th 4.0 Kiah Stokes defensive rebound 69 - 81

Statistics

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28-79 FG 29-60
35 Field Goal % 48
4-18 3PT 6-18
22 Three Point % 33
9-16 FT 17-20
56 Free Throw % 85
38 Rebounds 37
14 Offensive Rebounds 4
24 Defensive Rebounds 33
13 Assists 15
6 Steals 6
3 Blocks 9
10 Turnovers 17
0 Team Turnovers 1
10 Total Turnovers 18
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
4 Fast Break Points 13
30 Points in Paint 24
18 Fouls 17
1 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

Mortgage Matchup Center

Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 9,413 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Indiana - 12 W4 0.6571429 23
Atlanta 1.5 13 L1 0.61764705 21
New York 1.5 14 W2 0.6111111 22
Washington 2.5 14 W1 0.5882353 20
Chicago 10 22 W1 0.37142858 13
Toronto 12 23 L10 0.3030303 10
Connecticut 14 25 L2 0.24242425 8

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 7 W4 0.8055556 29
Golden State 3.5 9 W5 0.72727275 24
Las Vegas 5 12 L1 0.6666667 24
Dallas 8.5 15 L1 0.5714286 20
Portland 13.5 20 W2 0.42857143 15
Phoenix 16 23 L1 0.3611111 13
Los Angeles 16 22 L4 0.3529412 12
Seattle 22.5 30 L2 0.1891892 7
Full Standings

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