Seattle Storm at Phoenix Mercury
· WNBA Commissioner's CupBrittney Griner powers Mercury past Storm, 85-77
Skylar Diggins-Smith added 26 points on 8-of-13 shooting for the Mercury (9-9). They beat the top two teams in the WNBA standings in consecutive games with Diana Taurasi sidelined by a hip injury. Griner had 33 points Wednesday night in a 99-90 overtime win over the Las Vegas Aces.
The Storm (15-5) wrapped up a spot in WNBA Commissioner’s Cup championship when the Las Vegas Aces lost to the Minnesota Lynx later Friday.
Jewell Loyd had 16 points for Seattle. Breanna Stewart added 15, and Katie Lou Samuelson had 14.
Sue Bird had her 3,000th career assist on a low-post feed to Mercedes Russell with 2:53 left in the third quarter.
The teams will meet again Sunday in Everett, Washington.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 77 - 85 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 77 - 85 |
| 4th 2.6 |  |
Brianna Turner offensive rebound | 77 - 85 |
| 4th 2.6 | |
Shey Peddy misses free throw 2 of 2 | 77 - 85 |
| 4th 2.6 | |
Shey Peddy makes free throw 1 of 2 | 77 - 85 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-76 | FG | 33-70 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 8-27 | 3PT | 4-18 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 11-12 | FT | 15-17 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 7,554 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 4 | W2 | 0.7894737 | 15 |
 Las Vegas |
1 | 5 | W2 | 0.7368421 | 14 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 7 | W3 | 0.65 | 13 |
 Dallas |
4 | 8 | L2 | 0.57894737 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
6.5 | 10 | L2 | 0.44444445 | 8 |
 Portland |
7.5 | 12 | L3 | 0.4 | 8 |
 Phoenix |
8.5 | 13 | W2 | 0.35 | 7 |
 Seattle |
10.5 | 15 | W2 | 0.25 | 5 |
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