Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationTaurasi, 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
 LA |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 8,124 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dallas |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Los Angeles |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Las Vegas |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Golden State |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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