NBA

Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury

· Women's National Basketball Association
Los Angeles Sparks
12-16, 5-9 Away
Final
90 - 80

Phoenix Mercury
13-16, 9-5 Home

Taurasi, Diggins-Smith lead Mercury past Sparks 90-80

Taurasi hit five 3-pointers and added six rebounds, while Diggins-Smith grabbed five rebounds with six assists for Phoenix (13-16). Shey Peddy scored 12 as the Mercury won their second straight and moved into third place in the Western Conference — passing Los Angeles and Dallas.

Chennedy Carter led the Sparks (12-16) with a season-high 23 points. Nneka Ogwumike had 19 points, while Kristi Toliver and reserve Jordin Canada scored 10 apiece. Los Angeles has lost two straight and five of seven.

Diggins-Smith, Taurasi and Peddy accounted for 23 of 26 first-quarter points as the Mercury took a nine-point lead.

Taurasi and Diggins-Smith teamed up to score the first 16 points in the second quarter as Phoenix pushed its lead to 42-22 at the 6:22 mark and never looked back in taking a 54-32 lead at intermission.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 80 - 90
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 80 - 90
4th 7.4 Jennie Simms defensive rebound 80 - 90
4th 9.1 Olivia Nelson-Ododa misses free throw 2 of 2 80 - 90
4th 9.1 Megan Gustafson enters the game for Sophie Cunningham 80 - 90

Statistics

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27-67 FG 32-64
40 Field Goal % 50
3-21 3PT 9-25
14 Three Point % 36
23-28 FT 17-21
82 Free Throw % 81
31 Rebounds 32
6 Offensive Rebounds 4
25 Defensive Rebounds 28
18 Assists 21
8 Steals 11
2 Blocks 5
17 Turnovers 18
1 Team Turnovers 1
18 Total Turnovers 19
1 Technical Fouls 4
1 Total Technical Fouls 4
0 Flagrant Fouls 1
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 23
10 Fast Break Points 12
36 Points in Paint 40
21 Fouls 24
2 Largest Lead 27

Game Information

Mortgage Matchup Center

Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 8,124 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Las Vegas - 6 W2 0.73913044 17
Minnesota - 6 W2 0.73913044 17
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 13 W1 0.4347826 10
Phoenix 9.5 16 L3 0.33333334 8
Seattle 11.5 18 L1 0.25 6
Full Standings

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