Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationGriner, Taurasi Mitchell lead Mercury past Storm 75-71
Diana Taurasi scored 18 points, and Mitchell finished with 11 for Phoenix (16-16). The Mercury clinched a playoff berth earlier Sunday when the Chicago Sky lost to the New York Liberty, 92-62.
Mitchell hit a 3 to give Phoenix a two-point lead with 1:38 to play. Jewell Loyd answered with a layup but, after Griner and Loyd traded three-point plays, Mitchell made another 3 to make it 72-69 with 44 seconds left. Breanna Stewart hit two free throws to pull the Storm within one, and Taurasi hit a deep 3-pointer to cap the scoring with 15 seconds remaining.
Loyd scored a career-high 33 points, and Stewart added 13 points and nine rebounds for Seattle (14-18).
The Mercury were 5 of 6 from 3-point range in the fourth quarter.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 75 - 71 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 75 - 71 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Emma Cannon offensive rebound | 75 - 71 |
| 4th 2.0 | |
Leilani Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2 | 75 - 71 |
| 4th 2.0 | |
Phoenix offensive team rebound | 75 - 71 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-63 | FG | 25-60 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 7-15 | 3PT | 4-11 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 18-23 | FT | 17-23 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 25 | Fouls | 19 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 13,882 · 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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