Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm
· WNBA Commissioner's CupPrince scores 15, Storm beat Mercury 82-75
Jewell Loyd’s 3-pointer with 1:48 left gave the Storm (16-5) a six-point lead and Sue Bird’s running bank shot was the dagger, making it 80-72 at 43.9 seconds.
Seattle goes into the Olympic break with the best record in the WNBA and will return from it to open a five-game road trip, with a 47-day stretch until their next home game on August 27 when they visit the Chicago Sky. Breanna Stewart and Bird added 13 points each.
Kia Nurse scored 28 points and had a career high seven 3-pointers for the Mercury (9-10). Skylar Diggins-Smith added 17 points and Brittney Griner scored 16.
In a pregame ceremony Samuelson, Loyd, Breanna Stewart and Bird were recognized for making USA Basketball team. Bird will be seeking her record fifth Olympic gold medal.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 75 - 82 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 75 - 82 |
| 4th 7.2 |  |
Brittney Griner out of bounds bad pass turnover | 75 - 82 |
| 4th 10.6 | |
Phoenix 20 Sec. timeout | 75 - 82 |
| 4th 10.6 |  |
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2 | 75 - 82 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-67 | FG | 30-62 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 10-27 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 12-16 | FT | 12-16 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 21 | Fouls | 16 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Everett, WA
Attendance: 5,110 · 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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