Phoenix Mercury at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationTaurasi, Mercury beat Dream for third straight win
Brittney Griner added 18 points and Skylar Digging-Smith and Bria Hartley each scored 10 for Phoenix (3-2), which has won three in a row.
Rookie Chennedy Carter had a season-high 26 points for Atlanta (2-3) and Betnijah Laney added 17 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals.
Elizabeth Williams made two free throws to give the Dream a nine-point lead with 48.1 seconds left in the third quarter but Taurasi answered with a 3 and the Mercury went into the fourth quarter trailing by six. Taurasi made eight free throws, had four assists and three rebounds over the final 10 minutes as Phoenix outscored the Dream 32-19.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 81 - 74 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 81 - 74 |
| 4th 11.3 |  |
Skylar Diggins-Smith vs. Glory Johnson | 81 - 74 |
| 4th 22.4 |  |
Betnijah Laney makes layup (Chennedy Carter assists) | 81 - 74 |
| 4th 25.2 | |
Atlanta 20 Sec. timeout | 81 - 72 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-75 | FG | 29-62 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 4-20 | 3PT | 4-13 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 19-22 | FT | 12-13 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 30 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fouls | 25 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 9 |
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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