NBA

New York Liberty at Phoenix Mercury

· Women's National Basketball Association
New York Liberty
9-13, 5-6 Away
Final
84 - 81

Phoenix Mercury
10-14, 6-4 Home

Mercury never trail in 84-81 victory over Liberty

Skylar Diggins-Smith hit four free throws in the final 22.6 seconds for Phoenix (10-14). Diggins-Smith finished with 13 points and nine assists, and Shey Peddy had 13 points and four steals.

The Mercury never trailed.

Sabrina Ionescu led New York (9-13) with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Natasha Howard and Stefanie Dolson each scored 16 points.

Regular Season Series

PHX wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 81 - 84
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 81 - 84
4th 3.1 Stefanie Dolson enters the game for DiDi Richards 81 - 84
4th 3.1 Sami Whitcomb enters the game for Michaela Onyenwere 81 - 84
4th 3.1 Liberty 20 Sec. timeout 81 - 84

Statistics

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30-71 FG 27-66
42 Field Goal % 41
7-23 3PT 9-30
30 Three Point % 30
14-16 FT 21-24
88 Free Throw % 88
40 Rebounds 30
11 Offensive Rebounds 6
29 Defensive Rebounds 24
20 Assists 20
5 Steals 11
5 Blocks 4
15 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 2
15 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 7
12 Fast Break Points 5
40 Points in Paint 32
21 Fouls 17
0 Largest Lead 16

Game Information

Mortgage Matchup Center

Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 6,158 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 9 L1 0.59090906 13
Atlanta - 9 W1 0.59090906 13
Indiana - 9 W1 0.59090906 13
Washington 2 10 L1 0.5 10
Toronto 4 13 L4 0.4090909 9
Chicago 6 15 L1 0.3181818 7
Connecticut 8.5 18 L2 0.2173913 5

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Las Vegas - 6 W1 0.72727275 16
Minnesota - 6 W1 0.72727275 16
Golden State - 7 W7 0.7083333 17
Dallas 1.5 8 W4 0.65217394 15
Los Angeles 5.5 11 W2 0.47619048 10
Portland 7 13 L1 0.4090909 9
Phoenix 8.5 15 L2 0.3478261 8
Seattle 11 18 L1 0.25 6
Full Standings

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