Phoenix Mercury at New York Liberty
· Women's National Basketball AssociationHartley scores career-high 27, Mercury beat Liberty 96-66
Hartley, who signed with the Mercury as a free agent after spending the last three seasons with the Liberty, was 10 of 18 shooting. Diana Taurasi had 18 points, nine assists, three steals and two blocks and Brittney Griner added 16 points for Phoenix (2-2).
New York point guard Sabrina Ionescu, the No. 1 pick in April's draft, did not play due to an ankle injury suffered in Friday's loss to the Atlanta Dream and is expected to miss a month.
Kia Nurse, who missed Friday's game due to an ankle injury of her own, led the Liberty with 16 points but made just 3 of 17 from the field. Layshia Clarendon added 12 points and Amanda Zahui B. scored 11.
Phoenix, which never trailed, led by as many as 16 in the first half and took a 41-27 lead into halftime. The Liberty used an 18-3 run to trim their deficit to 55-53 when Zahui B. hit a 3-pointer with two minutes left in the third quarter, but the Mercury scored 17 of the next 19 points to pull away for good.
New York, which is 0-4 for the second consecutive season, shot just 24.7% (18 of 73) from the field, including 5 of 35 (14.3%) from 3-point range.
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This story has been corrected to show that the Liberty finished with 67, not 66, points.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 96 - 67 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 96 - 67 |
| 4th 18.5 |  |
Jazmine Jones lost ball turnover (Kia Vaughn steals) | 96 - 66 |
| 4th 23.3 |  |
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 96 - 66 |
| 4th 23.3 | |
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes free throw 1 of 2 | 95 - 66 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-66 | FG | 18-73 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 25 |
| 5-19 | 3PT | 5-35 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 14 |
| 27-33 | FT | 26-29 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 29 | Fouls | 30 |
| 29 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Bradenton, FL
Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 2 | W3 | 0.71428573 | 5 |
 Las Vegas |
0.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Golden State |
0.5 | 2 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 3 | W3 | 0.625 | 5 |
 Dallas |
1 | 3 | W1 | 0.5714286 | 4 |
 Los Angeles |
1.5 | 3 | W2 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Seattle |
2.5 | 5 | L1 | 0.375 | 3 |
 Phoenix |
3.5 | 6 | L4 | 0.25 | 2 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 2 | W3 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Atlanta |
- | 2 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 New York |
1 | 4 | W1 | 0.5 | 4 |
 Toronto |
1 | 4 | W1 | 0.5 | 4 |
 Washington |
1 | 3 | W1 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Chicago |
1.5 | 4 | L3 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
 Connecticut |
4.5 | 8 | L3 | 0.11111111 | 1 |
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