NBA

Phoenix Mercury at New York Liberty

· Women's National Basketball Association
Phoenix Mercury
10-4, 4-2 Away
Final
81 - 89

New York Liberty
10-2, 6-1 Home

Monique Akoa Makani scores 21 points and Mercury hand Liberty their 1st home loss, 89-81

Breanna Stewart drops 35 in Liberty loss

Sami Whitcomb scored eight of her 16 points in the fourth quarter, Satou Sabally had 14 points and nine rebounds, and Kitija Laksa added 13 points for Phoenix (10-4).

Breanna Stewart scored a season-high 35 points for the defending champion Liberty (10-2), who lost at home for the first time this season. Sabrina Ionescu added 16 points on 3-of-16 shooting, including 1 of 10 from 3-point range.

Whitcomb's 3-pointer capped a 16-6 run that gave Phoenix an 84-74 lead with 3:10 to play. She went 4 of 9 from 3-point range and Laksa hit 3 of 6. The rest of the Mercury went 0 for 16 from behind the arc.

New York’s Jonquel Jones left early in the second quarter with a right ankle injury and did not return. The Mercury's Lexi Held departed midway through the third quarter after a collision with Stewart while diving for a loose ball near midcourt.

Kahleah Copper (injury management) did not play for the Mercury, who beat Connecticut 83-75 on Wednesday. The 2021 WNBA Finals MVP with Chicago, Copper had surgery on her right knee in May and made her season debut against Las Vegas on Sunday.

Up next The Liberty kick off a four-game trip Sunday at Seattle. Phoenix plays the last four consecutive away games Saturday at Chicago.

Regular Season Series

PHX wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 89 - 81
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 89 - 81
4th 10.1 Sami Whitcomb defensive rebound 89 - 81
4th 15.0 Sabrina Ionescu misses 24-foot three point jumper 89 - 81
4th 20.1 Satou Sabally makes free throw 2 of 2 89 - 81

Statistics

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30-72 FG 26-61
42 Field Goal % 43
7-31 3PT 8-26
23 Three Point % 31
22-27 FT 21-25
81 Free Throw % 84
42 Rebounds 32
15 Offensive Rebounds 6
27 Defensive Rebounds 26
22 Assists 19
10 Steals 8
3 Blocks 2
13 Turnovers 19
0 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 20
3 Technical Fouls 0
3 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
5 Fast Break Points 13
28 Points in Paint 26
21 Fouls 22
10 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 16,383 · Capacity:

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 10 W1 0.77272725 34
Las Vegas 4 14 W16 0.6818182 30
Phoenix 7 17 L3 0.6136364 27
Seattle 11 21 W1 0.52272725 23
Golden State 11 21 L3 0.52272725 23
Los Angeles 13 23 L1 0.47727272 21
Dallas 24 34 W1 0.22727273 10

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W6 0.6818182 30
New York 3 17 W3 0.6136364 27
Indiana 6 20 W3 0.54545456 24
Washington 14 28 L10 0.36363637 16
Connecticut 19 33 L2 0.25 11
Chicago 20 34 L4 0.22727273 10
Full Standings

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