Phoenix Mercury at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball AssociationDelle Donne scores 33 points, Mystics beat Mercury 99-93
Washington led by as many as 23 points, but Phoenix closed to 95-93 on Leilani Mitchell's eighth 3-pointer with 1:21 remaining. Kristi Toliver answered with a 3 at the other end and Natasha Cloud made a foul shot with 20.5 seconds remaining to help close it out.
Toliver had 25 points for Washington (13-6), and Cloud finished with 12.
The Mercury wasted a terrific performance by Mitchell, who was 8 of 12 from long range to tie a WNBA single-game record for made 3-pointers. She finished with a career-high 28 points.
Phoenix (10-9) had won three in a row. Brittney Griner had 30 points, nine rebounds and five assists, and DeWanna Bonner scored 25 points.
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Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 93 - 99 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 93 - 99 |
| 4th 4.9 |  |
Aerial Powers defensive rebound | 93 - 99 |
| 4th 8.6 |  |
DeWanna Bonner misses 18-foot step back jumpshot | 93 - 99 |
| 4th 13.0 | |
Phoenix offensive team rebound | 93 - 99 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-68 | FG | 40-75 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 11-28 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 14-15 | FT | 8-10 |
| 93 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 3,819 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W9 | 0.8 | 24 |
 Las Vegas |
3 | 8 | W2 | 0.71428573 | 20 |
 Golden State |
4 | 9 | L2 | 0.6785714 | 19 |
 Dallas |
5.5 | 11 | L2 | 0.62068963 | 18 |
 Phoenix |
12.5 | 18 | W3 | 0.37931034 | 11 |
 Portland |
12.5 | 18 | L4 | 0.37931034 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
12.5 | 17 | L6 | 0.37037036 | 10 |
 Seattle |
18.5 | 25 | L8 | 0.19354838 | 6 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 10 | W5 | 0.6551724 | 19 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W5 | 0.64285713 | 18 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 12 | W4 | 0.5714286 | 16 |
 New York |
3 | 13 | L1 | 0.55172414 | 16 |
 Toronto |
8.5 | 18 | L5 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Chicago |
8.5 | 18 | W1 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
12 | 22 | L4 | 0.2413793 | 7 |
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