Phoenix Mercury @ New York Liberty
Game Leaders
Team Stats
51% (29-57)
Field Goal %
43% (34-80)
37% (7-19)
Three Point %
26% (5-19)
93% (26-28)
Free Throw %
58% (11-19)
20
Turnovers
15
34
Rebounds
34
Game Information
Newark, NJ
Referee:Clarke Stevens
Referee:Sue Blauch
Referee:Amy Bonner
Shot Chart
- Candice Dupree missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kia Vaughn missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Candice Dupree missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
- Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
- Kia Vaughn made Layup.
- Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Nicole Powell made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kia Vaughn.
- Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kia Vaughn made Layup.
- Kia Vaughn missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Leilani Mitchell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Plenette Pierson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kia Vaughn.
- Penny Taylor missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Essence Carson.
- Marie Ferdinand-Harris made Driving Layup.
- Essence Carson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- DeWanna Bonner made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
- Essence Carson missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kia Vaughn missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Essence Carson missed Driving Layup.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Nakia Sanford made Layup. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Quanitra Hollingsworth made Layup.
- Penny Taylor made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
- Quanitra Hollingsworth missed Jumper.
- Ketia Swanier missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
- Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
- Nicole Powell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
- Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Essence Carson missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Essence Carson missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Essence Carson made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
- Cappie Pondexter made 15 ft Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed Layup.
- Essence Carson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Quanitra Hollingsworth made Layup.
- Cappie Pondexter made Layup. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.
- Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kara Braxton made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Leilani Mitchell made Driving Layup.
- Candice Dupree made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
- Plenette Pierson missed Jumper.
- Quanitra Hollingsworth made Layup.
- DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Alex Montgomery missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Quanitra Hollingsworth missed Layup.
- Kia Vaughn made Layup.
- Penny Taylor made Jumper.
- Kia Vaughn missed Jumper.
- Marie Ferdinand-Harris made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeWanna Bonner.
- Leilani Mitchell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kia Vaughn made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kia Vaughn missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Nakia Sanford made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
- Penny Taylor missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Diana Taurasi made Layup.
- Nicole Powell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
- Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
- Essence Carson made 9 ft Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Kara Braxton.
- Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
- Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
- Plenette Pierson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
- Leilani Mitchell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kia Vaughn.
- Kara Braxton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
- Nicole Powell made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter made 7 ft Running Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi made Technical Free Throw.
- Nicole Powell made Running Jumper.
- Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Ketia Swanier made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
- Quanitra Hollingsworth made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
- Candice Dupree missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Ketia Swanier missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Ketia Swanier made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Nicole Powell made Layup.
- Ketia Swanier made 19 ft Jumper.
- Essence Carson made Layup. Assisted by Kia Vaughn.
- Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Nakia Sanford made Layup.
- Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Essence Carson missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Essence Carson missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Essence Carson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Essence Carson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Nakia Sanford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Essence Carson made Driving Layup.
- Kia Vaughn missed Layup.
- Essence Carson missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Ta'Shia Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Ta'Shia Phillips missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Essence Carson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Essence Carson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
- Kia Vaughn made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
- Penny Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Temeka Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Essence Carson missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- DeWanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
- Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- DeWanna Bonner made Driving Layup.
- Kia Vaughn missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 3.
- Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 3.
- Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 3 of 3.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Plenette Pierson missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Plenette Pierson made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.
- Penny Taylor made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kia Vaughn missed 3 ft Jumper.
- Kia Vaughn missed Layup.
- Kia Vaughn made Layup.
- Temeka Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Penny Taylor made Layup.
- Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Leilani Mitchell.
- Nakia Sanford missed Layup.
- Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Essence Carson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Essence Carson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Nicole Powell made Driving Layup.
- Penny Taylor made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Nicole Powell made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Candice Dupree missed Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
- Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
- Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
- Ketia Swanier made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Ketia Swanier made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Plenette Pierson made 4 ft Jumper.
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Matchups
2024-25 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 34 | 10 | .773 | - | W1 |
| Las Vegas | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4 | W16 |
| Phoenix | 27 | 17 | .614 | 7 | L3 |
| Seattle | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | L3 |
| Los Angeles | 21 | 23 | .477 | 13 | L1 |
| Dallas | 10 | 34 | .227 | 24 | W1 |
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 30 | 14 | .682 | - | W6 |
| New York | 27 | 17 | .614 | 3 | W3 |
| Indiana | 24 | 20 | .545 | 6 | W3 |
| Washington | 16 | 28 | .364 | 14 | L10 |
| Connecticut | 11 | 33 | .250 | 19 | L2 |
| Chicago | 10 | 34 | .227 | 20 | L4 |
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