Seattle Storm at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationJewell Loyd scores 29 points, Storm top Mercury 87-71
Sue Bird capped the first-half scoring with a 3-pointer to extend Seattle's lead to 46-33. The Storm outscored Phoenix 31-13 in the second quarter after the Mercury opened the game on a 13-2 run.
Alysha Clark added 16 points for Seattle (1-1) and Bird finished with 11. Loyd made all 10 of her free throws as Seattle hit 22 of 23 compared to Phoenix's 11 attempts.
Diana Taurasi led Phoenix (2-1) with four 3-pointers and 23 points. Brittney Griner added 18 points.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 87 - 71 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 87 - 71 |
| 4th 9.9 |  |
Teana Muldrow defensive rebound | 87 - 71 |
| 4th 12.2 |  |
Marie Gulich misses 14-foot two point shot | 87 - 71 |
| 4th 28.8 | |
Sami Whitcomb makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists) | 87 - 71 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-56 | FG | 28-64 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 22-23 | FT | 10-11 |
| 96 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 23 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 8,068 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 7 | W3 | 0.8 | 28 |
 Golden State |
3 | 9 | W5 | 0.72727275 | 24 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 11 | W2 | 0.6857143 | 24 |
 Dallas |
7.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Portland |
14 | 20 | L1 | 0.3939394 | 13 |
 Phoenix |
15 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
15 | 21 | L3 | 0.36363637 | 12 |
 Seattle |
21 | 28 | W1 | 0.2 | 7 |
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