Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury
· WNBA Commissioner's CupDiggins-Smith leads Mercury past Sparks 81-74 to end skid
Diana Taurasi finished with 19 points and seven assists for the Mercury (3-8), who ended a seven-game losing streak. Diamond DeShields had 11 points and Shey Peddy pitched in with 10 points and two steals.
Nneka Ogwumike had 19 points and seven rebounds to pace the Sparks (5-7). No other Sparks starter scored more than eight. Brittney Sykes totaled 14 points, four rebounds and three assists off the bench. Reserve Chennedy Carter added 10 points and three assists.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 74 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 74 - 81 |
| 4th 15.7 |  |
Mercury defensive team rebound | 74 - 81 |
| 4th 16.9 |  |
Brittney Sykes misses 25-foot three point jumper | 74 - 81 |
| 4th 18.9 | |
Sparks 20 Sec. timeout | 74 - 81 |
Statistics
 LA |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-59 | FG | 27-59 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 9-24 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 11-16 | FT | 18-20 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 10,151 · 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 |
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