Phoenix Mercury at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationGray has 23 points and 9 assists, Sparks beat Mercury 80-72
Odyssey Sims added 14 points, and Candace Parker had 10 in her season debut after missing the first three games with a back injury.
Gray made a layup to give the Sparks (3-1) a 57-47 lead with 6:29 left in the third quarter, but they missed their next eight field-goal attempts before Odyssey Sims hit a 3-pointer to make it 67-65 with 8:55 to play. L.A. led the rest of the way.
Phoenix (2-2) committed 10 of its 18 turnovers, and shot 3 of 9 from the field, while being outscored 18-7 in the fourth quarter.
Sancho Lyttle, who had 18 combined points in the first three games of the season, scored 20 for the Mercury.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 72 - 80 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 72 - 76 |
| 4th 17.5 |  |
Odyssey Sims defensive rebound | 72 - 76 |
| 4th 20.4 |  |
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper | 72 - 76 |
| 4th 27.6 | |
Phoenix 20 Sec. timeout | 70 - 76 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-56 | FG | 26-58 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 7-18 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 16-21 | FT | 21-30 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 27 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 29 | Fouls | 20 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 11,201 · 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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