Phoenix Mercury at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball AssociationMystics beat the short-handed Mercury 88-69
Phoenix was without stars Brittney Griner (hip) and Diana Taurasi (hamstring).
Washington scored the opening nine points of the game and cruised to a 28-14 lead after the first quarter. The Mystics led 54-38 at halftime after shooting 58% from the field. Sykes and Delle Donne combined for 28 points.
Sykes was injured in a collision with 6:46 left in the third quarter and did not return. Delle Donne finished 7 of 12 from the field.
Li Meng made four 3-pointers and scored 14 points and Ariel Atkins added 11 points for Washington (6-4). Shakira Austin, who had six points and six rebounds in the first half, did not play after halftime due to a knee injury. Natasha Cloud, averaging 10.3 points per game, did not play because of an ankle injury.
Michaela Onyenwere had 20 points and nine rebounds and Sophie Cunningham added 13 points for Phoenix (2-7), which plays at New York on Sunday. Moriah Jefferson scored 10 points.
Cunningham and Onyenwere combined for 28 of Phoenix’s 38 first-half points.
Regular Season Series
WSH wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 69 - 88 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 69 - 88 |
| 4th 5.0 |  |
Sug Sutton out of bounds bad pass turnover | 69 - 88 |
| 4th 14.0 |  |
Amanda Zahui B. makes free throw 2 of 2 | 69 - 88 |
| 4th 14.0 | |
Amanda Zahui B. makes free throw 1 of 2 | 69 - 87 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-59 | FG | 32-64 |
| 39.0 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 11-26 |
| 31.8 | Three Point % | 42.3 |
| 16-20 | FT | 13-16 |
| 80.0 | Free Throw % | 81.3 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,200 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Seattle |
0.5 | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
0.5 | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Minnesota |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Dallas |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
|
|
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
2 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 0 | W3 | 1 | 3 |
 Chicago |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
 Connecticut |
1.5 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 New York |
1.5 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Atlanta |
1.5 | 1 | L1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
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