Taurasi tops 9,000 career points, helps Mercury beat Sparks

— Diana Taurasi scored 25 points and became the first player in WNBA history to score 9,000 career points in her return from a five-week absence as the Phoenix Mercury beat the Los Angeles Sparks 88-79 on Sunday.
Jun 28, 2021, 01:53 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Erica Wheeler misses three point pullup jump shot
  • Erica Wheeler blocks Skylar Diggins-Smith 's 4-foot layup
  • Amanda Zahui B. misses 26-foot three point shot
  • Te'a Cooper misses driving layup
  • Brianna Turner makes hook shot (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Te'a Cooper makes 27-foot three point jumper (Erica Wheeler assists)
  • Kia Nurse makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Amanda Zahui B. misses layup
  • Diana Taurasi misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kia Nurse blocks Te'a Cooper 's 6-foot driving layup
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Erica Wheeler makes 14-foot step back jumpshot
  • Brittney Sykes misses layup
  • Erica Wheeler makes two point shot (Brittney Sykes assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses layup
  • Brittney Griner makes two point shot
  • Amanda Zahui B. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Karlie Samuelson assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes three pointer
  • Erica Wheeler misses driving layup
  • Kia Nurse misses two point shot
  • Nia Coffey makes 25-foot three point shot (Erica Wheeler assists)
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes driving layup
  • Erica Wheeler makes driving layup
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brittney Griner makes two point shot
  • Brittney Griner misses 9-foot jump bank shot
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 9-foot hook shot
  • Erica Wheeler makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Megan Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sophie Cunningham assists)
  • Erica Wheeler makes 4-foot layup (Brittney Sykes assists)
  • Nia Coffey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Te'a Cooper assists)
  • Te'a Cooper makes driving layup
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Arella Guirantes misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kia Nurse misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Te'a Cooper makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kristine Anigwe misses layup
  • Brittney Sykes blocks Kia Vaughn 's 4-foot two point shot
  • Brianna Turner misses two point shot
  • Te'a Cooper makes driving layup
  • Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
  • Te'a Cooper misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kia Vaughn makes 13-foot hook shot
  • Kia Nurse misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brianna Turner assists)
  • Nia Coffey misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Amanda Zahui B. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brianna Turner makes 4-foot layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Amanda Zahui B. misses layup
  • Brittney Sykes makes two point shot
  • Erica Wheeler misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kristine Anigwe misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Brianna Turner misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Erica Wheeler misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Kia Nurse misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Sykes makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Amanda Zahui B. assists)
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith misses driving floating jump shot
  • Brittney Sykes misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Sykes makes driving layup
  • Brittney Griner makes 3-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 10-foot jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Amanda Zahui B. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Erica Wheeler assists)
  • Erica Wheeler misses 40-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Griner blocks Erica Wheeler 's 11-foot two point shot
  • Erica Wheeler makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Griner misses 17-foot jumper
  • Erica Wheeler makes driving layup
  • Karlie Samuelson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brittney Griner makes layup
  • Nia Coffey misses 10-foot jumper
  • Brianna Turner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Erica Wheeler misses 19-foot jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Te'a Cooper makes 9-foot jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
  • Te'a Cooper misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
  • Kia Nurse makes 24-foot three pointer (Brianna Turner assists)
  • Erica Wheeler misses driving layup
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Brittney Sykes misses 20-foot jumper
  • Shey Peddy misses 18-foot jumper
  • Kristine Anigwe misses layup
  • Brittney Griner blocks Kristine Anigwe 's 8-foot two point shot
  • Brianna Turner misses two point shot
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes driving layup
  • Brittney Sykes misses driving layup
  • Brianna Turner blocks Kristine Anigwe 's 6-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Sykes misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Te'a Cooper makes driving layup
  • Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Amanda Zahui B. makes jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)
  • Erica Wheeler misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kia Vaughn misses layup
  • Erica Wheeler makes driving layup
  • Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Te'a Cooper misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kia Vaughn misses 18-foot jumper
  • Erica Wheeler misses 19-foot jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kia Nurse misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Sykes misses 21-foot jumper
  • Amanda Zahui B. misses 19-foot jumper
  • Nia Coffey misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Amanda Zahui B. makes 14-foot step back jumpshot (Erica Wheeler assists)
  • Brianna Turner makes layup (Kia Vaughn assists)
  • Brittney Sykes misses 35-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Sykes makes driving layup
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 2-foot layup (Kia Vaughn assists)
  • Erica Wheeler makes driving layup
  • Kia Vaughn misses jumper
  • Arella Guirantes makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Nia Coffey assists)
  • Arella Guirantes misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Amanda Zahui B. misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Sykes makes 5-foot layup (Arella Guirantes assists)
  • Brianna Turner misses alley oop layup
  • Kia Nurse misses layup
  • Te'a Cooper makes 29-foot three point jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)
  • Kia Nurse makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Te'a Cooper makes driving layup
  • Te'a Cooper misses driving layup
  • Kristine Anigwe makes two point shot
  • Nia Coffey misses two point shot
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes driving layup
  • Arella Guirantes misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Kristine Anigwe blocks Skylar Diggins-Smith 's 8-foot jumper
  • Kristine Anigwe makes layup (Te'a Cooper assists)
  • Brittney Sykes misses jumper
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