Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationBonner, Taurasi lead Mercury over Sparks 86-78
Brittney Griner added 20 points and 13 rebounds to help the Mercury (18-14) move a half-game ahead of the Minnesota Lynx fox sixth place in the WNBA standings.
The Mercury pulled away with a 17-2 run to lead 73-54 on Taurasi's 3-point play early in the fourth quarter. The Sparks closed to 81-73 on Maria Vadeeva's 3-pointer with 1:28 left but got no closer.
Candace Parker scored the Sparks' first 12 points and had 15 points and five rebounds in the first quarter. Parker finished with 23 points, Vadeeva scored 16, and Riquna Williams and Nneka Ogwumike had 13 points each for Los Angeles (18-13).
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 86 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 86 |
| 4th 16.6 |  |
Riquna Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Karlie Samuelson assists) | 78 - 86 |
| 4th 27.0 |  |
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1 | 75 - 86 |
| 4th 27.8 | |
Karlie Samuelson enters the game for Essence Carson | 75 - 85 |
Statistics
 LA |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-69 | FG | 29-55 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 11-15 | FT | 18-23 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 22 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 10,618 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 7 | W2 | 0.7941176 | 27 |
 Golden State |
3 | 9 | W4 | 0.71875 | 23 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 11 | W1 | 0.6764706 | 23 |
 Dallas |
7.5 | 14 | L3 | 0.57575756 | 19 |
 Portland |
13 | 19 | W2 | 0.40625 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
14 | 20 | L2 | 0.375 | 12 |
 Phoenix |
14.5 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Seattle |
20.5 | 28 | W1 | 0.2 | 7 |
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