Phoenix Mercury at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSparks beat the short-handed Mercury 91-62 for their fifth straight victory
Jordin Canada and Zia Cooke each added 11 points for Los Angeles (14-18), which shot a season-high 54% from the field.
Phoenix (9-24), which has lost four straight games, was without stars Brittney Griner (health and safety protocol) and Diana Taurasi (left toe).
Los Angeles scored 14 of the final 15 points of the first quarter to take a 30-15 lead. The Sparks were ahead 44-30 at halftime behind 14 points from Stevens.
Samuelson made a 3-pointer midway through the third quarter to give Los Angeles a 60-38 lead.
Sophie Cunningham led the Mercury with 16 points. Megan Gustafson had 14 points and eight rebounds and Liz Dixon scored 12.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 62 - 91 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 62 - 91 |
| 4th 16.1 |  |
Liz Dixon makes free throw 2 of 2 | 62 - 91 |
| 4th 16.1 | |
Liz Dixon makes free throw 1 of 2 | 61 - 91 |
| 4th 16.1 |  |
Dearica Hamby personal foul | 60 - 91 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-59 | FG | 34-63 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 3-16 | 3PT | 10-17 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 59 |
| 11-14 | FT | 13-19 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 31 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 3,469 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W9 | 0.8 | 24 |
 Las Vegas |
3 | 8 | W2 | 0.71428573 | 20 |
 Golden State |
4 | 9 | L2 | 0.6785714 | 19 |
 Dallas |
5 | 10 | L1 | 0.64285713 | 18 |
 Portland |
12 | 17 | L3 | 0.39285713 | 11 |
 Phoenix |
12.5 | 18 | W3 | 0.37931034 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
12.5 | 17 | L6 | 0.37037036 | 10 |
 Seattle |
18 | 24 | L7 | 0.2 | 6 |
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