NBA

Phoenix Mercury at New York Liberty

· Women's National Basketball Association
14-10, 8-3 Away
Final
79 - 106

11-15, 6-8 Home

Griner's dunk highlights Phoenix's win over Liberty

Griner also had nine rebounds and six assists before getting helped off the court with 1:38 left in the fourth with a left ankle injury.

Diana Taurasi added 21 points with five 3-pointers for Phoenix (14-10), which made 12 of 25 from distance. Brianna Turner had 10 points and 15 rebounds. Griner dunked for the 15th time in her regular-season career — and the rest of the WNBA has combined for just three in 25 seasons.

The Mercury dominated the first quarter, building a 35-19 lead behind 12 points from Diggins-Smith and 70.9% shooting. Phoenix led 55-42 at the break with 40 combined points from Diggins-Smith, Griner and Taurasi.

Taurasi and Diggins-Smith each made a 3-pointer on consecutive Phoenix possessions to extend the lead to 71-49 early in the third. New York cut its deficit to 10 points in the fourth, but the Mercury closed on a 17-0 run. It was the first time this season that the Mercury had scored 100 or more in a game.

Betnijah Laney led New York (11-15) with 20 points. Rookie DiDi Richards scored a season-high 14 and Sabrina Ionescu added 10 points and seven assists. The Liberty made three 3-pointers in the first quarter to set a franchise record for makes in a season.

New York was missing Sami Whitcomb, the league’s leading 3-point shooter, who is out for two weeks due to an ankle injury.

Regular Season Series

PHX wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 106 - 79
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 106 - 79
4th 16.4 Shey Peddy defensive rebound 106 - 79
4th 17.8 Sabrina Ionescu misses 24-foot three point jumper 106 - 79
4th 28.7 Alanna Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shey Peddy assists) 106 - 79

Statistics

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43-76 FG 28-74
57 Field Goal % 38
12-25 3PT 13-36
48 Three Point % 36
8-9 FT 10-12
89 Free Throw % 83
40 Rebounds 33
7 Offensive Rebounds 10
33 Defensive Rebounds 23
26 Assists 19
4 Steals 7
4 Blocks 4
8 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
9 Fast Break Points 11
54 Points in Paint 20
12 Fouls 10
27 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 1,872 · 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

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 7 L3 0.6315789 12
New York 0.5 8 L2 0.6 12
Indiana 1 8 W1 0.57894737 11
Washington 2.5 9 W1 0.5 9
Toronto 3 10 L1 0.47368422 9
Chicago 6 13 L1 0.31578946 6
Connecticut 8 15 W2 0.21052632 4
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