Phoenix Mercury at New York Liberty
· Women's National Basketball AssociationTaurasi scores 27, Mercury beat Liberty 83-69
Phoenix (11-5) scored the last seven points of the third quarter to lead 67-48. New York (4-9) closed within 11 in the middle of the quarter before the Mercury pulled away for good.
The Mercury opened the game with a 15-2 run and never trailed. The Liberty scored the first five points of the third quarter to cut the deficit to 44-42 after trailing by as many as 18 in the first half.
Phoenix made 14 of 23 from behind the arc with Taurasi finishing 7-for-11.
DeWanna Bonner added 18 points while Sancho Lyttle and Brittney Griner scored 12 apiece for the Mercury.
Tina Charles had 12 points to lead the Liberty, who lost their third straight.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 83 - 69 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 83 - 69 |
| 4th 20.0 |  |
Amanda Zahui B. makes hook shot (Brittany Boyd assists) | 83 - 69 |
| 4th 35.9 |  |
Yvonne Turner out of bounds bad pass turnover | 83 - 67 |
| 4th 51.2 | |
Amanda Zahui B. makes layup (Brittany Boyd assists) | 83 - 67 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-54 | FG | 27-66 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 14-23 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 61 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 17-22 | FT | 7-12 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fouls | 22 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: White Plains, NY
Attendance: 1,839 · 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 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 12 | W2 | 0.6363636 | 21 |
 Indiana |
- | 12 | W2 | 0.6363636 | 21 |
 New York |
1 | 14 | W1 | 0.6 | 21 |
 Washington |
2 | 14 | L2 | 0.57575756 | 19 |
 Chicago |
9.5 | 22 | L3 | 0.3529412 | 12 |
 Toronto |
11 | 23 | L10 | 0.3030303 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
12.5 | 24 | L1 | 0.25 | 8 |
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