Bonner, Taurasi lead Mercury over Sparks 86-78

DeWanna Bonner had a season-high 31 points, Diana Taurasi had 20 points and a career-best 14 assists and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Los Angeles Sparks 86-78 on Sunday.
Aug 13, 2018, 02:23 am - Associated Press

Game Flow

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)
  • Brittney Griner blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 2-foot two point shot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses two point shot
  • Candace Parker makes 3-foot layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
  • Candace Parker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
  • Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Candace Parker makes 6-foot hook shot (Alana Beard assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses layup
  • Briann January makes 18-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Chelsea Gray misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
  • Stephanie Talbot blocks Odyssey Sims 's 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Stephanie Talbot blocks Odyssey Sims 's 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Odyssey Sims misses 21-foot jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Candace Parker makes 2-foot layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
  • Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Brittney Griner makes 2-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Brittney Griner blocks Odyssey Sims 's 2-foot driving floating jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 17-foot jumper
  • Candace Parker makes two point shot
  • Brittney Griner misses layup
  • Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Chelsea Gray makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 2-foot layup (Candace Parker assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 3-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Riquna Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup
  • DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Essence Carson misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Diana Taurasi misses running pullup jump shot
  • Candace Parker makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Stephanie Talbot misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Chelsea Gray misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Briann January makes 25-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Riquna Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Essence Carson misses 18-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Riquna Williams misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jantel Lavender misses 20-foot jumper
  • Leilani Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jantel Lavender misses 20-foot jumper
  • Odyssey Sims misses driving layup
  • Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Brittney Griner blocks Alana Beard 's 2-foot layup
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes 3-foot layup (Camille Little assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Essence Carson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Essence Carson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Camille Little misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Chelsea Gray misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
  • Candace Parker makes 24-foot step back jumpshot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 3-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses 3-foot jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Candace Parker misses 13-foot two point shot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes 2-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Riquna Williams misses driving layup
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Candace Parker misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Yvonne Turner makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Stephanie Talbot blocks Chelsea Gray 's 33-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 9-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner makes three point jumper (Briann January assists)
  • Candace Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Chelsea Gray misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Candace Parker makes 2-foot layup (Alana Beard assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 3-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Chelsea Gray makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Candace Parker misses two point shot
  • Briann January misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Candace Parker misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
  • Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Brittney Griner misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Alana Beard misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brittney Griner makes 3-foot layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)
  • Alana Beard misses jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Chelsea Gray makes 16-foot jumper (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 3-foot layup (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Maria Vadeeva makes 15-foot two point shot (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 25-foot three point jumper (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • Camille Little makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Camille Little makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Maria Vadeeva misses layup
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes tip shot
  • Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses layup
  • Maria Vadeeva makes two point shot (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Chelsea Gray misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Essence Carson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Yvonne Turner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Briann January assists)
  • Maria Vadeeva makes 16-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Candace Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 10-foot two point shot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 40-foot three point jumper (Devereaux Peters assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Maria Vadeeva makes 24-foot jump bank shot (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • Riquna Williams makes 19-foot jumper
  • Yvonne Turner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Riquna Williams makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • Riquna Williams misses running pullup jump shot
  • Devereaux Peters misses 15-foot jumper
  • Riquna Williams misses driving floating jump shot
  • Maria Vadeeva misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Essence Carson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Odyssey Sims makes two point shot
  • Brittney Griner makes 4-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Candace Parker misses 21-foot jumper
  • Maria Vadeeva makes two point shot
  • Riquna Williams misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Briann January misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Essence Carson misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Riquna Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • Riquna Williams misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses two point shot
  • Maria Vadeeva makes 25-foot three point jumper (Essence Carson assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
  • Maria Vadeeva makes layup (Jantel Lavender assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Riquna Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Karlie Samuelson assists)
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