Atlanta Dream at Phoenix Mercury

· Women's National Basketball Association

Atlanta Dream

22-11, 9-7 Away

Final
104 - 95

Phoenix Mercury

19-14, 8-8 Home

Griner, Taurasi lead Mercury over Dream 104-95

Phoenix (19-14) clinched a first-round home game in the playoffs. Atlanta (22-11) is tied for second place with Washington. The Dream play at Las Vegas on Sunday, and the Mystics close the season at Minnesota. The top-two seeds receive a double-bye in the playoffs.

DeWanna Bonner added 21 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists for Phoenix. Taurasi, who has back-to-back games with 14 assists, hit her 100th 3-pointer of the season early in the game. She's the only player in WNBA history to reach the mark, led by her 121 3s in 2006.

Griner and Taurasi combined to score 35 of Phoenix's 50 first-half points. Bonner and Briann January had the remaining 15 points. Phoenix's first bench points came with 47.6 seconds left in the third quarter on Yvonne Turner's corner 3-pointer for a 79-74 lead.

Alex Bentley made a career-high six 3-pointers and scored 24 points for Atlanta. Tiffany Hayes added 21. Brittney Sykes was given two technical fouls with 8:26 remaining in the third quarter and was ejected with 11 points.

Atlanta has not won in Phoenix in six seasons, losing seven straight.

Regular Season Series

PHX wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	95 - 104
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	95 - 104
4th 21.5	Alexis Prince makes 5-foot two point shot	95 - 104
4th 21.7	Alexis Prince offensive rebound	93 - 104
4th 24.0	Imani McGee-Stafford misses two point shot	93 - 104

Statistics

ATL		PHX
30-71	FG	37-73
42	Field Goal %	51
11-21	3PT	11-28
52	Three Point %	39
24-33	FT	19-24
73	Free Throw %	79
29	Rebounds	42
8	Offensive Rebounds	12
21	Defensive Rebounds	30
14	Assists	29
6	Steals	7
5	Blocks	8
10	Turnovers	14
0	Team Turnovers	1
10	Total Turnovers	15
2	Technical Fouls	1
2	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
8	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	27
16	Fast Break Points	10
24	Points in Paint	48
22	Fouls	23
3	Largest Lead	13

Game Information

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Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 11,177 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Indiana	-	12	W2	0.6363636	21
Atlanta	0.5	12	W1	0.625	20
Washington	1.5	13	L1	0.59375	19
New York	1.5	14	L1	0.5882353	20
Chicago	9	21	L2	0.36363637	12
Toronto	10.5	22	L9	0.3125	10
Connecticut	12	23	W1	0.2580645	8

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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