Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationGray, Sparks used big third quarter to beat Mercury 85-68
Gray hit a pull-up jumper to give Los Angeles (4-2) a two-point lead late in the first half and spark a 13-3 run that made it 49-39 after her three-point play with 6:19 left in the third quarter. Brittney Griner's dunk about two minutes later pulled the Mercury within six but the Sparks scored eight of the next 10 points, including a 3-pointer by Williams, to make it 47-35 and led by double figures the rest of the way.
Griner had 24 points and 13 rebounds, and DeWanna Bonner scored 22 points for Phoenix (2-4).
Los Angeles was 10 of 17 from the field in the third quarter, while the Mercury went 4 for 18.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 85 - 68 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 85 - 68 |
| 4th 10.6 |  |
Ashley Walker defensive rebound | 85 - 68 |
| 4th 14.3 |  |
Leilani Mitchell misses 26-foot three point jumper | 85 - 68 |
| 4th 25.9 | |
shot clock turnover | 85 - 68 |
Statistics
 LA |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-66 | FG | 25-72 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 8-9 | FT | 13-13 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 13 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 10,381 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W10 | 0.8064516 | 25 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 9 | L1 | 0.6896552 | 20 |
 Golden State |
4 | 9 | W1 | 0.6896552 | 20 |
 Dallas |
5.5 | 11 | W1 | 0.6333333 | 19 |
 Los Angeles |
12.5 | 17 | W1 | 0.39285713 | 11 |
 Phoenix |
13.5 | 19 | L1 | 0.36666667 | 11 |
 Portland |
13.5 | 19 | L5 | 0.36666667 | 11 |
 Seattle |
19 | 25 | L8 | 0.19354838 | 6 |
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