Phoenix Mercury at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationWallace scores 17 points, Dream beat Mercury 82-54
The 28-point margin of victory was Atlanta's largest since beating the Los Angeles Sparks by 30 in 2015.
Erica Wheeler scored 16 points, Cheyenne Parker had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Rhyne Howard had 12 points with six assists for Atlanta (5-3). Aari McDonald finished with 10 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals.
The Dream never trailed, took at 12-point lead at the end of the first quarter and limited Phoenix (2-6) to just eight points in the second to take a 50-23 lead into halftime.
Diamond DeShields, the only Mercury player to score in double figures, finished with 23 points. Skylar Diggins-Smith (19.2 points per game) and Diana Taurasi (16.0) — the team's top scorers — combined for nine points on 3-of-17 shooting.
Phoenix has lost five consecutive games.
Regular Season Series
ATL wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 54 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 54 - 81 |
| 4th 15.0 |  |
Naz Hillmon makes 24-foot jumper (Beatrice Mompremier assists) | 54 - 81 |
| 4th 29.0 |  |
Sam Thomas bad pass (Naz Hillmon steals) | 54 - 79 |
| 4th 40.6 | |
Megan Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aari McDonald assists) | 54 - 79 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-68 | FG | 34-70 |
| 26 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 3-19 | 3PT | 9-24 |
| 16 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 15-21 | FT | 4-6 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Assists | 25 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,138 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 16 |
 Las Vegas |
0.5 | 6 | L1 | 0.71428573 | 15 |
 Golden State |
0.5 | 7 | W6 | 0.6956522 | 16 |
 Dallas |
2 | 8 | W3 | 0.6363636 | 14 |
 Los Angeles |
6 | 11 | W1 | 0.45 | 9 |
 Portland |
6.5 | 12 | W1 | 0.42857143 | 9 |
 Phoenix |
8 | 14 | L1 | 0.36363637 | 8 |
 Seattle |
10.5 | 17 | W1 | 0.26086956 | 6 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 9 | L1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 9 | L5 | 0.5714286 | 12 |
 Indiana |
0.5 | 9 | L1 | 0.5714286 | 12 |
 Washington |
2 | 10 | L1 | 0.5 | 10 |
 Toronto |
3.5 | 12 | L3 | 0.42857143 | 9 |
 Chicago |
5.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.33333334 | 7 |
 Connecticut |
8 | 17 | L1 | 0.22727273 | 5 |
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