Phoenix Mercury @ Los Angeles Sparks
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS - GAME 3 • PHX wins series 2-1
19-15, 9-8 Away
78
19-15, 9-8 Away
24-10, 15-2 Home
77
24-10, 15-2 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Brittney Griner misses layup
- Brittney Griner makes jumper
- Lindsey Harding misses layup
- DeWanna Bonner makes 17-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
- Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike misses two point shot
- Kristi Toliver makes 19-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes 11-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver makes technical free throw
- Lindsey Harding misses layup
- Candace Parker makes layup
- Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot jumper
- Lindsey Harding makes 16-foot two point shot
- Candice Dupree misses jumper
- Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Briana Gilbreath makes free throw 1 of 2
- Briana Gilbreath misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kristi Toliver misses 19-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
- Brittney Griner misses jumper
- Alana Beard misses 19-foot jumper
- Briana Gilbreath blocks Lindsey Harding 's 18-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree makes layup (Briana Gilbreath assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes 19-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses jumper
- Candice Dupree makes driving layup
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jasmine James makes layup (Candice Dupree assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes 18-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner misses jumper
- Candice Dupree makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 7-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike misses free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker makes 4-foot two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kristi Toliver misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
- Candace Parker misses 34-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker misses 4-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes jumper (Jenna O'Hea assists)
- Candice Dupree makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Candace Parker makes 6-foot two point shot
- Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 1
- Marissa Coleman misses 18-foot jumper
- Jenna O'Hea makes three point jumper (Marissa Coleman assists)
- Candice Dupree misses 4-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes two point shot (Jenna O'Hea assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes technical free throw
- Candice Dupree makes 16-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Lindsey Harding misses 8-foot jumper
- Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
- Candice Dupree makes driving layup
- Marissa Coleman makes driving layup
- Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
- Candice Dupree makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Candice Dupree makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jantel Lavender makes layup (Lindsey Harding assists)
- Charde Houston misses 12-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
- Candice Dupree makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Alana Beard misses 7-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Candace Parker makes 20-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes driving layup (Alexis Hornbuckle assists)
- Lindsey Harding misses free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsey Harding misses free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes 18-foot jumper (Alexis Hornbuckle assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candice Dupree makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Alana Beard misses 20-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree misses jumper
- Alana Beard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alana Beard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses 44-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candice Dupree makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Candace Parker misses layup
- DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses jumper
- Kristi Toliver makes 17-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes 10-foot two point shot
- Kristi Toliver makes technical free throw
- Kristi Toliver misses 16-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lynetta Kizer makes 14-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker makes two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Candice Dupree misses 19-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver makes 18-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree misses 6-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver blocks Lynetta Kizer 's 2-foot layup
- Lynetta Kizer makes layup
- Diana Taurasi makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike misses 5-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes 15-foot two point shot
- Alana Beard makes 6-foot two point shot
- Alana Beard makes free throw 1 of 1
- DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Alana Beard makes driving layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
- DeWanna Bonner makes three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 17-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 19-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree blocks Candace Parker 's 2-foot layup
- Kristi Toliver misses 17-foot jumper
- Alana Beard misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lynetta Kizer makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Lynetta Kizer misses free throw 1 of 1
- Kristi Toliver misses layup
- Candice Dupree misses 9-foot jumper
- Marissa Coleman makes 19-foot jumper
- Briana Gilbreath misses three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver makes 20-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 17-foot jumper
- Briana Gilbreath makes free throw 1 of 2
- Briana Gilbreath makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Marissa Coleman misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marissa Coleman makes free throw 2 of 2
- Charde Houston blocks Marissa Coleman's layup
- Kristi Toliver makes 17-foot jumper (Marissa Coleman assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kristi Toliver makes 21-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 13-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree misses jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike misses 7-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses layup
- Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 14-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 16-foot jumper
- Jenna O'Hea misses 18-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 17-foot jumper
- Marissa Coleman misses three point jumper
- Jenna O'Hea misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Candice Dupree misses 16-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner makes two point shot
- Nneka Ogwumike makes jumper (Marissa Coleman assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes 14-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes 3-foot two point shot
- Jenna O'Hea makes technical free throw
- Lindsey Harding makes driving layup
- Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Alana Beard misses 18-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
- DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
- Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 14-foot jumper
- Jasmine James makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike misses 17-foot jumper
- Lindsey Harding makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsey Harding makes free throw 2 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker makes layup
- Brittney Griner makes 15-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | PHX | LA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | | Brittney Griner vs. Alana Beard (Diana Taurasi gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:45 | | Brittney Griner misses layup | 0 | 0 |
| 9:41 | | Brittney Griner makes jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 9:41 | | Brittney Griner offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 9:27 | | Lindsey Harding misses layup | 2 | 0 |
| 9:26 | | Briana Gilbreath defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 9:21 | | Alana Beard personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 2 | 0 |
| 9:08 | | DeWanna Bonner makes 17-foot jumper | 4 | 0 |
| 8:57 | | Nneka Ogwumike misses layup | 4 | 0 |
| 8:56 | | Candice Dupree defensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 8:49 | | Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper | 4 | 0 |
| 8:48 | | Kristi Toliver defensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 8:41 | | Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper | 4 | 0 |
| 8:40 | | Diana Taurasi defensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 8:32 | | Brittney Griner lost ball turnover (Candace Parker steals) | 4 | 0 |
| 8:10 | | Nneka Ogwumike misses two point shot | 4 | 0 |
| 8:07 | | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 8:06 | | Candice Dupree kicked ball violation | 4 | 0 |
| 7:56 | | Kristi Toliver makes 19-foot jumper | 4 | 2 |
| 7:37 | | DeWanna Bonner makes 11-foot jumper | 6 | 2 |
| 7:22 | | Brittney Griner defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul) | 6 | 2 |
| 7:22 | | Kristi Toliver makes technical free throw | 6 | 3 |
| 7:16 | | Lindsey Harding misses layup | 6 | 3 |
| 7:15 | | Candace Parker offensive rebound | 6 | 3 |
| 7:13 | | Candace Parker makes layup | 6 | 5 |
| 6:50 | | Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot jumper | 6 | 5 |
| 6:50 | | Lindsey Harding defensive rebound | 6 | 5 |
| 6:45 | | Lindsey Harding makes 16-foot two point shot | 6 | 7 |
| 6:26 | | Candice Dupree misses jumper | 6 | 7 |
| 6:24 | | Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound | 6 | 7 |
| 6:18 | | Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists) | 6 | 10 |
| 6:11 | | Phoenix Full timeout | 6 | 10 |
| 5:58 | | DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper | 6 | 10 |
| 5:58 | | Briana Gilbreath offensive rebound | 6 | 10 |
| 5:48 | | Kristi Toliver shooting foul (Briana Gilbreath draws the foul) | 6 | 10 |
| 5:48 | | Briana Gilbreath makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 5:48 | | Briana Gilbreath misses free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 5:47 | | Candace Parker defensive rebound | 7 | 10 |
| 5:35 | | Kristi Toliver misses 19-foot jumper | 7 | 10 |
| 5:35 | | Phoenix defensive team rebound | 7 | 10 |
| 5:20 | | Candace Parker shooting foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 7 | 10 |
| 5:20 | | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 5:20 | | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 5:09 | | Nneka Ogwumike misses layup | 9 | 10 |
| 5:07 | | DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound | 9 | 10 |
| 4:56 | | Brittney Griner misses jumper | 9 | 10 |
| 4:54 | | Kristi Toliver defensive rebound | 9 | 10 |
| 4:43 | | Alana Beard misses 19-foot jumper | 9 | 10 |
| 4:43 | | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 9 | 10 |
| 4:43 | | Candice Dupree loose ball foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul) | 9 | 10 |
| 4:39 | | Briana Gilbreath blocks Lindsey Harding 's 18-foot jumper | 9 | 10 |
| 4:37 | | Briana Gilbreath defensive rebound | 9 | 10 |
| 4:31 | | Candice Dupree makes layup (Briana Gilbreath assists) | 11 | 10 |
| 4:18 | | Kristi Toliver makes 19-foot jumper | 11 | 12 |
| 4:09 | | DeWanna Bonner misses jumper | 11 | 12 |
| 4:09 | | Phoenix offensive team rebound | 11 | 12 |
| 4:01 | | Candice Dupree makes driving layup | 13 | 12 |
| 3:47 | | Brittney Griner shooting foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul) | 13 | 12 |
| 3:47 | | Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 13 |
| 3:47 | | Jasmine James enters the game for Briana Gilbreath | 13 | 13 |
| 3:47 | | Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 14 |
| 3:34 | | Jasmine James makes layup (Candice Dupree assists) | 15 | 14 |
| 3:17 | | Kristi Toliver makes 18-foot jumper | 15 | 16 |
| 2:59 | | Brittney Griner misses jumper | 15 | 16 |
| 2:57 | | DeWanna Bonner offensive rebound | 15 | 16 |
| 2:45 | | Candice Dupree makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists) | 17 | 16 |
| 2:33 | | Alana Beard offensive Charge (Jasmine James draws the foul) | 17 | 16 |
| 2:33 | | Alana Beard turnover | 17 | 16 |
| 2:33 | | Marissa Coleman enters the game for Alana Beard | 17 | 16 |
| 2:33 | | Krystal Thomas enters the game for Brittney Griner | 17 | 16 |
| 2:21 | | Diana Taurasi misses 7-foot jumper | 17 | 16 |
| 2:19 | | Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound | 17 | 16 |
| 2:16 | | Krystal Thomas in bound foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul) | 17 | 17 |
| 2:16 | | Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 17 |
| 2:16 | | Nneka Ogwumike misses free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 17 |
| 2:15 | | Jasmine James defensive rebound | 17 | 17 |
| 1:52 | | shot clock turnover | 17 | 17 |
| 1:36 | | Candice Dupree vs. Kristi Toliver (Lindsey Harding gains possession) | 17 | 17 |
| 1:27 | | Candace Parker makes 4-foot two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists) | 17 | 19 |
| 1:13 | | Lindsey Harding shooting foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 17 | 19 |
| 1:13 | | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 19 |
| 1:13 | | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 19 |
| 50.0 | | DeWanna Bonner personal foul (Marissa Coleman draws the foul) | 19 | 19 |
| 50.0 | | Jenna O'Hea enters the game for Lindsey Harding | 19 | 19 |
| 44.0 | | Kristi Toliver disc dribble turnover | 19 | 19 |
| 34.0 | | Diana Taurasi traveling | 19 | 19 |
| 34.0 | | Jantel Lavender enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike | 19 | 19 |
| 24.0 | | Kristi Toliver misses 15-foot step back jumpshot | 19 | 19 |
| 23.0 | | Diana Taurasi defensive rebound | 19 | 19 |
| 3.0 | | Diana Taurasi bad pass (Kristi Toliver steals) | 19 | 19 |
| 0.0 | | Candace Parker misses 34-foot three point jumper | 19 | 19 |
| 0.0 | | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 19 | 19 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 19 | 19 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Tom Mauer
Referee:Eric Brewton
Referee:Maj Forsberg
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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