Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSims has 28 points, Sparks beat short-handed Mercury 82-67
Los Angeles (23-8) won its fourth straight to get within one game of first-place Minnesota, which plays at the Sparks on Sunday.
Chelsea Gray and Candace Parker each scored 12 points for Los Angeles. Sims was 12 of 19 from the floor and had six rebounds, eight assists and three steals.
Los Angeles opened the second quarter on a 14-2 run for a 30-20 lead and Gray beat the halftime buzzer with a 3-pointer to extend the lead to 42-31.The Sparks used an 11-0 spurt midway through the third for a 53-36 advantage and cruised in the fourth.
Phoenix (15-16) struggled without a resting Diana Taurasi, turning it over nine times in the first 12 minutes.
Brittney Griner led the Mercury with 18 points and four blocks.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 82 - 67 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 82 - 67 |
| 4th 14.0 |  |
Tiffany Jackson-Jones defensive rebound | 82 - 67 |
| 4th 18.0 |  |
Leilani Mitchell misses 21-foot two point jumper | 82 - 67 |
| 4th 25.0 | |
Nneka Ogwumike makes jumper (Odyssey Sims assists) | 82 - 67 |
Statistics
 LA |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-73 | FG | 27-54 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 4-9 | 3PT | 3-8 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 8-8 | FT | 10-18 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 4 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 29 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 9,890 · 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 |
14 | 20 | W1 | 0.4117647 | 14 |
 Phoenix |
15.5 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 22 | L4 | 0.3529412 | 12 |
 Seattle |
22.5 | 30 | L2 | 0.1891892 | 7 |
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