Los Angeles Sparks @ Phoenix Mercury
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS - GAME 1 • PHX leads series 1-0
16-18, 9-8 Away
72
16-18, 9-8 Away
29-5, 16-1 Home
75
29-5, 16-1 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
47% (33-70)
Field Goal %
41% (24-59)
17% (1-6)
Three Point %
37% (7-19)
63% (5-8)
Free Throw %
91% (20-22)
15
Turnovers
14
34
Rebounds
26
Game Information
Phoenix, AZ
Referee:Sue Blauch
Referee:Billy Smith
Referee:Thomas Nunez
Game Flow
--LA
--PHX
Shot Chart
- Brittney Griner misses 10-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jantel Lavender misses 18-foot jumper
- Penny Taylor misses 14-foot jumper
- Alana Beard misses 20-foot jump bank shot
- Candace Parker makes 20-foot jumper (Jantel Lavender assists)
- Candace Parker blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 24-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker misses 17-foot jumper
- Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alana Beard misses 6-foot Running Jumper
- Jantel Lavender makes layup
- Brittney Griner misses 10-foot
- Candace Parker misses driving layup
- Jantel Lavender makes layup
- Candace Parker misses jumper
- Jantel Lavender misses 13-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 20-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot (Jantel Lavender assists)
- Alana Beard makes 17-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
- Jantel Lavender misses 19-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike misses tip shot
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
- Alana Beard misses 16-foot two point jumper
- Candace Parker misses 17-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 17-foot two point jumper
- Brittney Griner blocks Candace Parker 's 5-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
- Sandrine Gruda misses layup
- Candice Dupree misses jumper
- Jantel Lavender misses 16-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
- Alana Beard makes jumper
- Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes 11-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes three point jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
- DeWanna Bonner makes layup
- Lindsey Harding makes 16-foot two point shot
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sandrine Gruda misses jumper
- Candace Parker makes jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)
- Sandrine Gruda blocks Brittney Griner 's 13-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes layup (Armintie Herrington assists)
- Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 1
- Penny Taylor misses layup
- Lindsey Harding misses 19-foot two point jumper
- Brittney Griner misses 10-foot two point shot
- Candace Parker misses 17-foot two point jumper
- Mistie Bass makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike misses 12-foot two point shot
- Sandrine Gruda makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sandrine Gruda misses free throw 2 of 2
- Erin Phillips misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker makes layup (Sandrine Gruda assists)
- Penny Taylor misses driving layup
- Kristi Toliver misses 17-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
- Candice Wiggins misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Sandrine Gruda makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike makes 2-foot two point shot
- Candice Dupree makes 11-foot two point shot
- Brittney Griner blocks Sandrine Gruda 's 9-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes 20-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes 20-foot jumper
- Penny Taylor makes driving layup
- Candace Parker makes 8-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Sandrine Gruda blocks Diana Taurasi 's 71-foot three point jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes 11-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses three point jumper
- Penny Taylor misses free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alana Beard misses 19-foot jumper
- Candace Parker blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 11-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree makes 15-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner makes 8-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes driving layup
- Diana Taurasi makes 8-foot two point shot
- Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes 18-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes 17-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candice Dupree makes 16-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Sandrine Gruda misses jumper
- Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candice Dupree misses free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker makes driving layup
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker misses 13-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses layup
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Sandrine Gruda makes driving layup
- Sandrine Gruda misses 5-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
- Candice Dupree makes jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot jumper
- Jantel Lavender makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
- Erin Phillips misses 23-foot
- Candice Dupree makes jumper
- Sandrine Gruda misses 6-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper
- Alana Beard misses 17-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
- Candace Parker blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 5-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jantel Lavender misses 8-foot jumper
- Jantel Lavender makes layup (Sandrine Gruda assists)
- Candace Parker makes 13-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 1
- Sandrine Gruda blocks Brittney Griner 's 9-foot jumper
- Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker makes 6-foot two point shot
- Brittney Griner misses hook shot
- Brittney Griner blocks Sandrine Gruda 's 2-foot layup
- Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
- Alana Beard makes 17-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 12-foot two point shot
- Alana Beard makes 17-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
- Brittney Griner misses 4-foot jump bank shot
- Jantel Lavender makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jantel Lavender misses 16-foot jumper
- Alana Beard misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Penny Taylor makes 16-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner misses 12-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses tip shot
- Brittney Griner misses tip shot
- Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker misses 9-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker makes 6-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kristi Toliver makes layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
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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 |
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