Seattle Storm at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationHoward has 22, Storm dispatch Mercury 82-70
Seattle (17-15) moved into a tie with Minnesota for the sixth seed and holds the tiebreaker. The Mercury (15-17) will finish eighth. When the playoffs open next week, the fifth and sixth seeds have home games and the seventh and eighth seeds are on the road in the single-elimination first round.
The Storm shot 58% in the first quarter to 39% for the Mercury and steadily pulled away. It was 50-35 at halftime and the margin was 20 entering the fourth quarter.
Brittney Griner had 22 points for Phoenix.
Before the game the Storm announced Sue Bird, who had preseason knee surgery, would not play this season.
It was Women of Inspiration night in Phoenix with the Mercury players wearing custom shoes dedicated to the women who inspired them.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 82 - 70 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 82 - 70 |
| 4th 18.2 |  |
Jewell Loyd defensive rebound | 82 - 70 |
| 4th 22.0 |  |
Yvonne Turner misses driving layup | 82 - 70 |
| 4th 24.7 | |
Essence Carson offensive rebound | 82 - 70 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-74 | FG | 27-59 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 5-5 | FT | 12-18 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 8,724 · 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 | 10 | L1 | 0.64285713 | 18 |
 Portland |
12 | 17 | L3 | 0.39285713 | 11 |
 Phoenix |
12.5 | 18 | W3 | 0.37931034 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
12.5 | 17 | L6 | 0.37037036 | 10 |
 Seattle |
18 | 24 | L7 | 0.2 | 6 |
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