Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury
· WNBA Commissioner's CupBrown scores 26, Sparks get 2nd win over Mercury
Brown drilled her third 3-pointer of the game with 1:03 left in overtime to extend Los Angeles' lead to 95-91. Phoenix tried to get it to Diana Taurasi, but Jordin Canada intercepted the pass and raced the other way for a layup and a six-point lead with 42.1 left.
Canada finished with 16 points and five assists for Los Angeles (2-2), which also beat Phoenix in a season opener. Layshia Clarendon added 11 points. The Sparks return home to host Seattle on Saturday.
Brittney Griner had 24 points and 11 rebounds for Phoenix (1-3). Taurasi and Sophie Cunningham each added 19 points.
Taurasi sank a baseline jumper for an 84-81 lead with 1:26 left, but Canada tied it at the other end on a 3-pointer. After both teams came up empty on offense, Griner was fouled with 21.2 left and she made two free throws.
Brown curled off a double screen at the top of the arc and used a hesitation move to get into the lane for a layup to tie it at 86-all with 12.9 seconds left. After a timeout, Phoenix struggled to get into its offense and Sug Sutton was long on a contested 3-pointer at the buzzer to send it to overtime.
Regular Season Series
LA leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
5th 0.0 | End of Game | 99 - 93 | |
5th 0.0 | End of the 1st Overtime | 99 - 93 | |
5th 3.1 | Lexie Brown defensive rebound | 99 - 93 | |
5th 5.2 | Brittney Griner misses 26-foot three point jumper | 99 - 93 | |
5th 7.1 | Brittney Griner offensive rebound | 99 - 93 |
Statistics
LA | PHX | |
---|---|---|
37-75 | FG | 32-61 |
49.3 | Field Goal % | 52.5 |
8-24 | 3PT | 8-24 |
33.3 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
17-19 | FT | 21-26 |
89.5 | Free Throw % | 80.8 |
29 | Rebounds | 29 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
21 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
22 | Assists | 21 |
8 | Steals | 3 |
2 | Blocks | 5 |
13 | Turnovers | 20 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
16 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
11 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
48 | Points in Paint | 40 |
22 | Fouls | 23 |
7 | Largest Lead | 4 |
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