Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury

· Women's National Basketball Association

Los Angeles Sparks

4-14, 1-10 Away

<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
92 - 78

Phoenix Mercury

9-8, 7-2 Home

Kahleah Copper scores 11 of her 24 points in the third quarter, the Mercury beat the Sparks 92-78

Brittney Griner drops in bucket for the Mercury

Copper scored 10 points in the opening six minutes of the second half to help Phoenix build a 63-55 lead.

Sophie Cunningham made a wide open 3-pointer to begin Phoenix's 7-1 run that ended in a 72-62 lead at the end of the third. The Mercury opened the fourth on an 8-2 spurt to extend their lead to 80-64.

Natasha Cloud highlighted the fourth with a full-court pass to find Copper in stride for a layup and an 87-70 lead.

Brittney Griner had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Cloud added 14 points and seven assists for Phoenix (9-8).

Dearica Hamby tied a career high with 29 points for Los Angeles (4-14), which played the last of a seven-game road trip. Rickea Jackson added 14 points and Aari McDonald had 12 points and 10 assists.

Hamby made her first four 3-pointers to set a career high for makes in a game. She finished the half with 21 points, on 8-of-12 shooting, to help Los Angeles lead 45-44. Taurasi made four of her five 3-pointers in the first half and paced Phoenix with 16 points.

Regular Season Series

PHX wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	78 - 92
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	78 - 92
4th 8.1	Natasha Mack defensive rebound	78 - 92
4th 12.0	Liz Dixon blocks Zia Cooke 's 5-foot driving layup	78 - 92
4th 25.0	Queen Egbo defensive rebound	78 - 92

Statistics

LA		PHX
29-63	FG	35-69
46	Field Goal %	51
10-21	3PT	7-21
48	Three Point %	33
10-15	FT	15-23
67	Free Throw %	65
23	Rebounds	39
4	Offensive Rebounds	13
19	Defensive Rebounds	26
24	Assists	19
10	Steals	9
5	Blocks	6
15	Turnovers	15
1	Team Turnovers	0
16	Total Turnovers	15
0	Technical Fouls	1
0	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
17	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	11
5	Fast Break Points	8
34	Points in Paint	46
21	Fouls	17
7	Largest Lead	19

Game Information

Mortgage Matchup Center

Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 14,363 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	-	11	W1	0.75	33
Golden State	1	12	W1	0.72727275	32
Las Vegas	2	13	W7	0.70454544	31
Dallas	6	17	W1	0.6136364	27
Portland	16	27	W1	0.38636363	17
Los Angeles	17	28	L2	0.36363637	16
Phoenix	17	28	L1	0.36363637	16
Seattle	25	36	L5	0.18181819	8