Mercury set WNBA record with 45 first-quarter points, hold off Sun 90-84

— Brittney Griner had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the Phoenix Mercury set a WNBA record for points in a quarter with 45 in the first before holding off the short-handed Connecticut Sun down the stretch for a 90-84 win on Thursday night.
Aug 11, 2023, 12:45 pm - AP

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Brittney Griner makes 6-foot two point shot (Brianna Turner assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sophie Cunningham assists)
  • Brianna Turner makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 24-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 4-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes driving layup
  • Diana Taurasi makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Michaela Onyenwere makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 6-foot two point shot (Sug Sutton assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Sug Sutton makes driving layup
  • Megan Gustafson makes 5-foot layup (Destanni Henderson assists)
  • Destanni Henderson makes 1-foot layup (Sug Sutton assists)
  • Brianna Turner makes two point shot (Sug Sutton assists)
  • Megan Gustafson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Moriah Jefferson makes 38-foot three point shot
  • Moriah Jefferson misses driving layup
  • Brittney Griner misses two point shot
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brianna Turner assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas blocks Destanni Henderson's two point shot
  • Sophie Cunningham misses two point shot
  • Brittney Griner misses driving layup
  • Brittney Griner misses 15-foot jumper
  • Moriah Jefferson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes 2-foot two point shot (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Rebecca Allen blocks Sophie Cunningham 's 24-foot three point shot
  • Brittney Griner misses two point shot
  • Brianna Turner makes two point shot (Sophie Cunningham assists)
  • Brianna Turner misses alley oop layup
  • Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes 3-foot two point shot (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses 10-foot jumper
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Moriah Jefferson misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Megan Gustafson misses layup
  • Moriah Jefferson makes layup
  • Diana Taurasi makes 30-foot three point jumper (Sug Sutton assists)
  • Michaela Onyenwere misses 20-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes 2-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses 4-foot hook shot
  • Brittney Griner makes 2-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Rebecca Allen blocks Sophie Cunningham 's 23-foot three point jumper
  • Moriah Jefferson makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Moriah Jefferson makes pullup jump shot
  • Brittney Griner misses layup
  • Sug Sutton misses 9-foot jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses layup
  • Moriah Jefferson makes 15-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Moriah Jefferson makes driving layup
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
  • Brittney Griner blocks Natisha Hiedeman 's 3-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Griner blocks Tiffany Hayes 's 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 19-foot jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
  • Tyasha Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Olivia Nelson-Ododa misses 8-foot jumper
  • DiJonai Carrington makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
  • DiJonai Carrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyasha Harris assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 15-foot jumper
  • DiJonai Carrington misses layup
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • DiJonai Carrington misses two point shot
  • Bernadett Hatar makes 10-foot jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Bernadett Hatar misses two point shot
  • Bernadett Hatar misses 6-foot hook shot
  • Rebecca Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
  • Tiffany Hayes makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 15-foot jumper
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses three point pullup jump shot
  • Bernadett Hatar misses 16-foot jumper
  • Bernadett Hatar makes 15-foot jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 16-foot jumper
  • Rebecca Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Olivia Nelson-Ododa assists)
  • Tyasha Harris misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rebecca Allen makes 15-foot jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot
  • Rebecca Allen makes two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tiffany Hayes makes driving layup
  • Tyasha Harris makes two point shot
  • Tiffany Hayes misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses jumper
  • Brianna Turner blocks Natisha Hiedeman 's 6-foot driving layup
  • Rebecca Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Rebecca Allen misses 17-foot jumper
  • Tyasha Harris misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brittney Griner blocks Olivia Nelson-Ododa 's 3-foot two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Tyasha Harris assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 6-foot jumper
  • Rebecca Allen makes 2-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Tiffany Hayes misses driving layup
  • Tiffany Hayes makes two point shot
  • Tyasha Harris makes 11-foot two point shot
  • Bernadett Hatar makes 17-foot jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
  • Bernadett Hatar misses jumper
  • Tyasha Harris misses two point shot
  • Moriah Jefferson blocks DiJonai Carrington 's 3-foot two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
  • Tiffany Hayes makes 26-foot three pointer (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Rebecca Allen makes 21-foot jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Diana Taurasi blocks Olivia Nelson-Ododa 's 4-foot two point shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
  • Rebecca Allen misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rebecca Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Rebecca Allen makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 8-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 13-foot hook shot
  • Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes two point shot
  • Tiffany Hayes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 12-foot jumper
  • Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
  • Brianna Turner blocks Tiffany Hayes 's 4-foot driving layup
  • Rebecca Allen makes two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 11-foot jumper
  • DiJonai Carrington misses driving layup
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