Washington Mystics at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationTaurasi, Diggins-Smith rally Mercury past Mystics 80-75
Taurasi sank five 3-pointers and grabbed seven rebounds for Phoenix (11-15), which trailed 26-11 after the first quarter. Taurasi scored 13 of the Mercury's 32 points in the second quarter to get Phoenix within 45-43 at the half.
Diggins-Smith had nine assists and made all eight of her free throws — the final two with 15.8 seconds left to cap the scoring. Sophie Cunningham scored 10 of her 13 points in the second period and had seven rebounds.
Elena Delle Donne finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds for Washington (15-11). Ariel Atkins added 14.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 75 - 80 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 75 - 80 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Mystics offensive team rebound | 75 - 80 |
| 4th 0.4 | |
Alysha Clark misses two point shot | 75 - 80 |
| 4th 2.7 | |
Alysha Clark offensive rebound | 75 - 80 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-65 | FG | 26-69 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 8-27 | 3PT | 10-26 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 23-26 | FT | 18-20 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 20 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 5,994 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 9 | W1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Indiana |
- | 9 | W1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 New York |
0.5 | 10 | L2 | 0.5652174 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W2 | 0.73913044 | 17 |
 Las Vegas |
0.5 | 6 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 16 |
 Golden State |
0.5 | 7 | W7 | 0.7083333 | 17 |
 Dallas |
2 | 8 | W4 | 0.65217394 | 15 |
 Los Angeles |
6 | 11 | W2 | 0.47619048 | 10 |
 Portland |
7.5 | 13 | L1 | 0.4090909 | 9 |
 Phoenix |
9 | 15 | L2 | 0.3478261 | 8 |
 Seattle |
11.5 | 18 | L1 | 0.25 | 6 |
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