Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm
· WNBA Commissioner's CupTaurasi scores 24 points, Mercury beat Storm to sweep series
The Mercury (2-1) also beat Seattle 97-77 on Wednesday night in Phoenix.
Skylar Diggins-Smith added 14 points and five assists for Phoenix. Brianna Turner had 14 rebounds, and Tina Charles grabbed 10. Diamond DeShields had 11 points and four assists off the bench.
Jewell Loyd hit five 3-pointers and scored 26 points for Seattle (1-3). Sue Bird scored two points on 1-of-11 shooting. She missed all eight of her 3-point tries. Stephanie Talbot had 14 rebounds and eight points on 3-of-11 shooting. Ezi Magbegor had 10 rebounds and blocked seven shots.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 69 - 64 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 69 - 64 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Storm offensive team rebound | 69 - 64 |
| 4th 0.5 | |
Stephanie Talbot misses 43-foot three point jumper | 69 - 64 |
| 4th 4.0 |  |
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2 | 69 - 64 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-69 | FG | 24-77 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 12-32 | 3PT | 8-31 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 5-8 | FT | 8-10 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 19 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 12,453 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
+0.5 | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Golden State |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Las Vegas |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dallas |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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