Seattle Storm at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSix Storm players reach double figures, rout Mercury 83-60
First-place Seattle (18-3) will close the regular season Sunday against Las Vegas, taking a 1 1/2-game lead over the Aces into the final. Phoenix (13-9) dropped into fifth in its regular-season finale.
Seattle led by 24 points at halftime and started the second half on a 14-0 run as Phoenix didn't score for the first six-plus minutes. Canada scored 11 first-half points, Natasha Howard had 10 and Seattle led 50-26 at the break after shooting 54.5% from the field. Phoenix as just 6-of-31 shooting (19.4%), including 2 of 14 from distance.
Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird did not play for Seattle. Howard scored 12 points, and Jewell Loyd, Mercedes Russell, Ezi Magbegor and Crystal Langhorne each had 10 points. Alysha Clark was the only Storm starter not in double figures with nine points and seven rebounds.
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 24 points to lead Phoenix. Diana Taurasi scored five points in 12 minutes and Sophie Cunningham added 10 points.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 83 - 60 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 83 - 60 |
| 4th 8.2 |  |
Crystal Langhorne makes 28-foot three pointer | 83 - 60 |
| 4th 26.6 |  |
Shey Peddy turnover | 80 - 60 |
| 4th 26.6 | |
Shey Peddy offensive charge | 80 - 60 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-66 | FG | 15-62 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 24 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 3-25 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 12 |
| 14-17 | FT | 27-28 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 96 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 22 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 12 |
| 23 | Fouls | 16 |
| 38 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Bradenton, FL
Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 2 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Minnesota |
- | 2 | W2 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Golden State |
- | 2 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Dallas |
0.5 | 3 | W1 | 0.5714286 | 4 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 3 | W2 | 0.5714286 | 4 |
 Los Angeles |
1 | 3 | W2 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Seattle |
1.5 | 4 | W2 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
 Phoenix |
2.5 | 5 | L3 | 0.2857143 | 2 |
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