Phoenix Mercury at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball AssociationTaurasi honors Kobe, scores 34, Mercury beat Mystics 88-87
Taurasi honored former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant by wearing a No. 8 Bryant jersey on what would've been the five-time NBA champion's 42nd birthday. Bryant died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26.
She made 8 of 15 from the field and 11 of 13 from the free-throw line.
Kia Vaughn had 16 points, Bria Hartley scored 11 and Skylar Diggins-Smith 10 for Phoenix (7-7). Brianna Turner added nine points and a career-high 17 rebounds.
Tianna Hawkins led the Mystics with 19 points and Ariel Atkins scored 18. Myisha Hines-Allen had 10 points, a career-high tying 13 rebounds and a career-best eight assists.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 88 - 87 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 88 - 87 |
| 4th 0.2 |  |
Phoenix 20 Sec. timeout | 88 - 87 |
| 4th 0.2 |  |
Stella Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ariel Atkins assists) | 88 - 87 |
| 4th 3.1 | |
Stella Johnson enters the game for Kiara Leslie | 88 - 84 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-61 | FG | 32-77 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 10-22 | 3PT | 14-27 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 20-24 | FT | 9-15 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Bradenton, FL
Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W3 | 0.75 | 18 |
 Las Vegas |
1 | 7 | L1 | 0.7083333 | 17 |
 Golden State |
1 | 7 | W7 | 0.7083333 | 17 |
 Dallas |
2 | 8 | W5 | 0.6666667 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
7 | 12 | L1 | 0.45454547 | 10 |
 Portland |
8 | 14 | L1 | 0.41666666 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
10.5 | 17 | L4 | 0.32 | 8 |
 Seattle |
12.5 | 19 | L2 | 0.24 | 6 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 9 | W2 | 0.6086956 | 14 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W1 | 0.5833333 | 14 |
 New York |
1.5 | 11 | L3 | 0.5416667 | 13 |
 Washington |
2 | 10 | W1 | 0.52380955 | 11 |
 Toronto |
4 | 13 | W1 | 0.4347826 | 10 |
 Chicago |
7 | 16 | L2 | 0.3043478 | 7 |
 Connecticut |
8.5 | 18 | W1 | 0.25 | 6 |
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