NBA

Phoenix Mercury at Washington Mystics

· Women's National Basketball Association
Phoenix Mercury
15-13, 8-6 Away
Final
79 - 89

Washington Mystics
16-12, 10-4 Home

Taurasi scores 14 of 25 points in 4th in Mercury's 89-79 win

Taurasi, Griner power Mercury to victory

Taurasi hit a jumper with five minutes to go to give Phoenix (15-13) the lead for good at 71-70. With the Mercury up 10, Taurasi added four free throws in the final minute to keep the Mystics (16-12) at bay.

Camille Little added 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting, and Stephanie Talbot made all three of her 3-point attempts and scored 12 points. Brittney Griner, playing in her second game after missing eight with injuries, added 13 points and 10 rebounds.

The Mystics, who have been without All-Star Elena Delle Donne all of August after thumb surgery, got 21 points from Kristi Toliver, 13 from Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and 12 from Krystal Thomas. The Mystics were just 4 of 23 from 3-point range.

Regular Season Series

PHX wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 89 - 79
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 89 - 79
4th 21.0 Tierra Ruffin-Pratt steps out of bounds turnover 89 - 79
4th 21.0 Tierra Ruffin-Pratt offensive rebound 89 - 79
4th 22.0 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses layup 89 - 79

Statistics

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32-60 FG 26-67
53 Field Goal % 39
8-18 3PT 4-23
44 Three Point % 17
17-25 FT 23-29
68 Free Throw % 79
31 Rebounds 35
6 Offensive Rebounds 12
25 Defensive Rebounds 23
20 Assists 15
4 Steals 5
2 Blocks 1
12 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 13
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
2 Fast Break Points 2
36 Points in Paint 28
27 Fouls 27
11 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 7,208 · Capacity:

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

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
Full Standings

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