Golden State Valkyries at Phoenix Mercury
· Women's National Basketball AssociationAlyssa Thomas secures her 6th triple-double of the season as Mercury beat Valkyries 81-72
Thomas secured her sixth triple-double of the season on a rebound with 8:59 remaining in the fourth quarter, and she assisted on Monique Akoa Makani’s 3-pointer at the other end for a 71-56 lead. Thomas tied her 2023 record for the most triple-doubles by a WNBA player during a single season.
Akoa Makani had a team-high 18 points with four 3-pointers for Phoenix (22-14). DeWanna Bonner also made four of the Mercury's 14 3s and scored 14 points. The Mercury were coming off an 83-61 loss at Las Vegas on Thursday — its lowest scoring game of the season.
Janelle Salaun led Golden State (18-18) with 15 points and Veronica Burton had 11 points and eight assists. Tiffany Hayes had a violent collision with Kahleah Copper with 7:17 left in the third quarter and did not return.
Salaun scored 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the first half, but the rest of her Golden State teammates combined to go 6 for 26 to trail 41-31.
Thomas made a shot in the lane to cap a 9-1 run for a 64-50 lead with 1:33 left in the third. Thomas found Bonner alone in the corner for a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left in the frame for a 67-54 advantage.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 72 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 72 - 81 |
| 4th 15.9 |  |
Kate Martin makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot | 72 - 81 |
| 4th 18.8 |  |
Lexi Held lost ball turnover (Kaila Charles steals) | 69 - 81 |
| 4th 37.4 | |
Kate Martin makes tip shot | 69 - 81 |
Statistics
 GS |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-67 | FG | 28-64 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-31 | 3PT | 14-32 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 14-19 | FT | 11-15 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 14 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 10,280 · 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 |
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