Atlanta Dream at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationGriner's sixth 30-plus game leads Mercury past Dream 84-70
Phoenix (18-16) will host Seattle on Wednesday night.
Griner reached the 30-point mark for the sixth time in her career with a reverse layup with 1:23 remaining in the fourth quarter. She blocked Elizabeth Williams' shot at the other end. All six of her 30-point games have come this season.
Leilani Mitchell added 18 points for Phoenix and Diana Taurasi was held to nine points on 3-of-12 shooting.
Rookie Brittney Sykes scored a career-best 33 points for Atlanta (12-22). She was 12 of 19 from the floor and made seven free throws. Tiffany Hayes added 15 points, and Camille Little moved into a tie with Lauren Jackson for 12th place in WNBA history with 2,447 rebounds, passing Yolanda Griffith.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 70 - 84 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 70 - 84 |
| 4th 21.0 |  |
Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 1 of 1 | 70 - 84 |
| 4th 21.0 |  |
Alexis Prince shooting foul (Tiffany Hayes draws the foul) | 70 - 84 |
| 4th 21.0 | |
Tiffany Hayes makes two point shot | 70 - 84 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-65 | FG | 28-60 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 15-23 | FT | 20-26 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Assists | 16 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 24 | Fouls | 22 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 11,222 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 12 | W3 | 0.64705884 | 22 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 12 | W2 | 0.6363636 | 21 |
 New York |
1 | 14 | W2 | 0.6111111 | 22 |
 Washington |
2 | 14 | W1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Chicago |
10 | 22 | L3 | 0.3529412 | 12 |
 Toronto |
11.5 | 23 | L10 | 0.3030303 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
13.5 | 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 |
14 | 20 | W1 | 0.4117647 | 14 |
 Phoenix |
15.5 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 22 | L4 | 0.3529412 | 12 |
 Seattle |
22 | 29 | L1 | 0.19444445 | 7 |
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