NBA

Phoenix Mercury at Golden State Valkyries

· Women's National Basketball Association
15-6, 6-3 Away
Final
77 - 78

10-11, 7-4 Home

Alyssa Thomas makes free throw with a second remaining to lift Mercury past Valkyries

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Janelle Salaun hit a 3-pointer with 10.3 left to get the Valkyries to 76-75 and tied it at 77 on a baseline jumper with 6.8 to go. Thomas was fouled on a drive to the basket and got the second free throw to roll in.

DeWanna Bonner led Phoenix (15-6) with 22 points and 11 rebounds. She made a reverse layup with 51.8 seconds left for a 75-72 lead, but missed two of four free throws in the final 16 seconds to keep Golden State in it.

Veronica Burton led Golden State (10-11) with 17 points and six assists. Tiffany Hayes added 15 points, Salaun scored 12 and Monique Billings had 10 points and nine rebounds.

Phoenix led 36-32 at halftime despite 39% shooting. The Mercury didn’t make their first field goal of the fourth quarter until the 5:38 mark.

Regular Season Series

PHX leads series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 78 - 77
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 78 - 77
4th 1.0 Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2 78 - 77
4th 1.0 Monique Billings enters the game for Cecilia Zandalasini 77 - 77
4th 1.0 Mercury offensive team rebound 77 - 77

Statistics

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27-57 FG 25-74
47.4 Field Goal % 33.8
12-29 3PT 14-33
41.4 Three Point % 42.4
12-19 FT 13-15
63.2 Free Throw % 86.7
35 Rebounds 36
3 Offensive Rebounds 11
32 Defensive Rebounds 25
23 Assists 23
6 Steals 7
5 Blocks 1
14 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 2
14 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 2
0 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 8
17 Fast Break Points 8
22 Points in Paint 10
18 Fouls 16
10 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Chase Center

Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064 · Capacity:

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 4 W2 0.8333333 20
Phoenix 4 7 L1 0.6818182 15
Seattle 5.5 9 W1 0.6086956 14
Las Vegas 8 11 W2 0.5 11
Golden State 9 12 L3 0.45454547 10
Los Angeles 11 14 W2 0.36363637 8
Dallas 13.5 17 L4 0.26086956 6
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