Griner ejected after scuffle with Jackson before Mercury rally in second half to beat Sparks 85-81

— Brittney Griner scored 14 points before being ejected after a scuffle, Natasha Cloud had 13 points and 12 assists, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Los Angeles Sparks 85-81 on Tuesday night.
Sep 18, 2025, 06:30 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

100%
--PHX
0%
--LA

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Rickea Jackson misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
  • Brittney Griner makes 1-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Rae Burrell makes driving layup
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Azura Stevens misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
  • Brittney Griner makes two point shot
  • Brittney Griner blocks Dearica Hamby 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Dearica Hamby misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Azura Stevens makes layup
  • Azura Stevens misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Rickea Jackson misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Natasha Cloud misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Odyssey Sims misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Odyssey Sims misses 10-foot jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Brittney Griner makes 3-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Rickea Jackson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Diana Taurasi misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Celeste Taylor blocks Rickea Jackson 's 22-foot three point jumper
  • Dearica Hamby misses driving layup
  • Celeste Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Dearica Hamby makes driving layup
  • Stephanie Talbot misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Mack misses 10-foot jumper
  • Natasha Mack makes 16-foot jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Crystal Dangerfield makes 26-foot three point jumper (Stephanie Talbot assists)
  • Li Yueru makes 24-foot three point jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Stephanie Talbot blocks Amy Atwell 's 24-foot three point jumper
  • Crystal Dangerfield misses driving layup
  • Li Yueru misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Monique Billings blocks Kia Nurse 's 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Crystal Dangerfield misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Monique Billings makes layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Rickea Jackson misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Stephanie Talbot misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kia Nurse misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Kia Nurse misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Li Yueru makes two point shot
  • Rickea Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kia Nurse misses 12-foot jumper
  • Rickea Jackson makes 20-foot jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses 6-foot hook shot
  • Brittney Griner makes 3-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Li Yueru makes 13-foot jumper (Kia Nurse assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Rickea Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Mack makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Crystal Dangerfield misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rickea Jackson makes tip shot
  • Diana Taurasi misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Stephanie Talbot misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Crystal Dangerfield makes two point shot
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Dearica Hamby makes layup (Li Yueru assists)
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Crystal Dangerfield misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Rickea Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Dearica Hamby makes two point shot (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 20-foot jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Zia Cooke makes 24-foot three point jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Brittney Griner blocks Rickea Jackson 's 2-foot layup
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Zia Cooke makes 25-foot three pointer (Dearica Hamby assists)
  • Natasha Cloud makes driving layup
  • Zia Cooke makes 24-foot three point jumper
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Brittney Griner makes driving layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Crystal Dangerfield misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Cloud misses 15-foot two point shot
  • Natasha Cloud misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Natasha Mack blocks Azura Stevens 's 2-foot layup
  • Diana Taurasi makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Natasha Mack assists)
  • Natasha Mack blocks Rae Burrell 's 10-foot jumper
  • Natasha Mack makes 1-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Natasha Cloud makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Zia Cooke misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Dearica Hamby makes layup (Zia Cooke assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Sophie Cunningham makes two point shot
  • Crystal Dangerfield misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Li Yueru makes two point shot
  • Celeste Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Zia Cooke misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Zia Cooke misses driving layup
  • Dearica Hamby misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Kia Nurse misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes two point shot (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Natasha Cloud misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Natasha Cloud makes 16-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Li Yueru misses layup
  • Crystal Dangerfield misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Li Yueru makes two point shot
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 28-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Stephanie Talbot blocks Mikiah Herbert Harrigan 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Crystal Dangerfield misses 11-foot jumper
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Zia Cooke misses two point shot
  • Kia Nurse misses 17-foot jumper
  • Li Yueru misses 15-foot jumper
  • Monique Billings makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Kia Nurse makes 2-foot layup (Li Yueru assists)
  • Monique Billings misses 18-foot jumper
  • Natasha Cloud misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Mikiah Herbert Harrigan makes 1-foot layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Zia Cooke misses 14-foot jumper
  • Azura Stevens misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Cloud misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Azura Stevens misses 11-foot jumper
  • Celeste Taylor makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Amy Atwell assists)
  • Natasha Mack blocks Azura Stevens 's 1-foot layup
  • Crystal Dangerfield misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Natasha Mack makes 5-foot two point shot (Sophie Cunningham assists)
  • Li Yueru misses 21-foot jumper
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Dearica Hamby makes 26-foot three point shot (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
  • Amy Atwell misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kia Nurse misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Sophie Cunningham blocks Dearica Hamby's two point shot
  • Li Yueru makes two point shot
  • Mikiah Herbert Harrigan misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kia Nurse makes 24-foot three point jumper (Li Yueru assists)
  • Natasha Cloud misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Dearica Hamby makes driving layup
  • Mikiah Herbert Harrigan makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sophie Cunningham assists)
  • Natasha Cloud makes two point shot
  • Crystal Dangerfield misses 15-foot two point shot
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Natasha Mack misses 9-foot jump bank shot
  • Dearica Hamby makes 9-foot two point shot (Stephanie Talbot assists)
  • Stephanie Talbot blocks Natasha Cloud 's 4-foot driving layup
  • Dearica Hamby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rae Burrell assists)
  • Mikiah Herbert Harrigan makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Rae Burrell misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Mack blocks Dearica Hamby's two point shot
  • Li Yueru makes layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)
  • Kia Nurse makes 24-foot three pointer (Dearica Hamby assists)
  • Dearica Hamby misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Stephanie Talbot makes 9-foot two point shot
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