Phoenix Mercury @ Los Angeles Sparks
29-5, 13-4 Away
93
29-5, 13-4 Away
16-18, 7-10 Home
73
16-18, 7-10 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Penny Taylor makes driving layup
- Jantel Lavender makes 4-foot two point shot
- DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes 4-foot two point shot
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw clear path 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses free throw clear path 2 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Candice Dupree assists)
- Candace Parker makes jumper
- Penny Taylor makes 20-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Brittney Griner makes driving layup (Penny Taylor assists)
- Candace Parker misses 15-foot two point shot
- Diana Taurasi misses 18-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes 12-foot two point shot
- Penny Taylor misses 12-foot two point shot
- Candace Parker misses layup
- Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
- Nneka Ogwumike misses tip shot
- Diana Taurasi makes 3-foot two point shot
- Candace Parker makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Brittney Griner makes 4-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Candace Parker misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jantel Lavender misses layup
- Alana Beard makes 4-foot jumper
- Penny Taylor makes driving layup
- Nneka Ogwumike makes 2-foot two point shot (Alana Beard assists)
- DeWanna Bonner makes 14-foot two point shot
- Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot
- DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
- Candace Parker makes technical free throw
- Jantel Lavender misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Erin Phillips assists)
- Candace Parker misses jumper
- Erin Phillips makes driving layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Erin Phillips makes free throw 1 of 1
- Nneka Ogwumike misses 17-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- DeWanna Bonner makes 27-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
- Candace Parker makes driving layup
- Erin Phillips misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Brittney Griner blocks Jantel Lavender 's 4-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jantel Lavender makes driving layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses 13-foot two point shot
- Brittney Griner makes 13-foot two point shot (Erin Phillips assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike misses jumper
- Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
- Brittney Griner misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kristi Toliver makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mistie Bass misses 16-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Candice Dupree makes 14-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Candice Dupree misses 19-foot jumper
- Penny Taylor makes driving layup (Candice Dupree assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker makes technical free throw
- Lindsey Harding makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsey Harding makes free throw 2 of 2
- Penny Taylor misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Lindsey Harding misses 9-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner blocks Candace Parker 's 12-foot jumper
- Erin Phillips misses 24-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jantel Lavender makes jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)
- Jantel Lavender misses 18-foot jumper
- Mistie Bass misses 11-foot jumper
- Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jantel Lavender makes 17-foot two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Mistie Bass makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Candace Parker misses 8-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alana Beard misses
- Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kristi Toliver misses 20-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 27-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
- Alana Beard makes 19-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sandrine Gruda misses free throw 1 of 2
- Sandrine Gruda misses free throw 2 of 2
- Brittney Griner misses 7-foot two point shot
- Kristi Toliver misses jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Candace Parker misses 6-foot jumper
- Jantel Lavender makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
- Nneka Ogwumike makes 3-foot two point shot
- DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses jumper
- Jantel Lavender makes two point shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup
- Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup
- Diana Taurasi makes 16-foot jumper
- Alana Beard makes driving layup
- Penny Taylor misses layup
- Kristi Toliver misses two point shot
- Candice Dupree makes 3-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Alana Beard misses layup
- Candice Dupree makes 18-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup (Lindsey Harding assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes 11-foot two point shot (Jantel Lavender assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes driving layup
- Nneka Ogwumike misses jumper
- Erin Phillips misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Penny Taylor blocks Candace Parker's layup
- Candace Parker misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
- Penny Taylor misses layup
- Jantel Lavender blocks Penny Taylor 's 2-foot layup
- Jantel Lavender misses 18-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes layup
- Eshaya Murphy misses 19-foot jumper
- Candice Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Armintie Herrington assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 7-foot jumper
- Eshaya Murphy makes driving layup
- Kristi Toliver misses 18-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 46-foot three point jumper
- Eshaya Murphy makes 2-foot two point shot (Brittney Griner assists)
- Jantel Lavender makes driving layup (Alana Beard assists)
- Eshaya Murphy misses jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner blocks Jantel Lavender 's 5-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree makes 4-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Eshaya Murphy makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eshaya Murphy makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candice Wiggins misses 13-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
- Jantel Lavender misses 9-foot
- Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike misses 20-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 5-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 6-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes 13-foot jumper (Armintie Herrington assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1
- Candice Dupree makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike misses jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses three point jumper
- Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner blocks Candace Parker 's 3-foot layup
- Eshaya Murphy makes 14-foot jumper
- Candace Parker misses
- Brittney Griner makes 6-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Candice Dupree assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Candice Dupree blocks Candice Wiggins 's 7-foot jumper
- Alana Beard makes 19-foot jumper
- Ewelina Kobryn misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jantel Lavender misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 2
- Erin Phillips misses 18-foot jumper
- Candice Wiggins misses 14-foot jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | PHX | LA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | | Brittney Griner vs. Candace Parker (Diana Taurasi gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:38 | | Penny Taylor makes driving layup | 2 | 0 |
| 9:12 | | Jantel Lavender makes 4-foot two point shot | 2 | 2 |
| 8:57 | | DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 8:57 | | Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 8:49 | | Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 8:48 | | Candice Dupree defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 8:29 | | DeWanna Bonner makes 4-foot two point shot | 4 | 2 |
| 8:11 | | Kristi Toliver lost ball turnover (Diana Taurasi steals) | 4 | 2 |
| 8:11 | | Kristi Toliver clear path foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 4 | 2 |
| 8:11 | | Diana Taurasi makes free throw clear path 1 of 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 8:11 | | Diana Taurasi misses free throw clear path 2 of 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 8:11 | | Phoenix offensive team rebound | 5 | 2 |
| 8:03 | | Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Candice Dupree assists) | 7 | 2 |
| 7:43 | | Candace Parker makes jumper | 7 | 4 |
| 7:33 | | Penny Taylor makes 20-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists) | 9 | 4 |
| 7:22 | | Candace Parker bad pass (Penny Taylor steals) | 9 | 4 |
| 7:18 | | Brittney Griner makes driving layup (Penny Taylor assists) | 11 | 4 |
| 7:03 | | Candace Parker misses 15-foot two point shot | 11 | 4 |
| 6:58 | | Candice Dupree defensive rebound | 11 | 4 |
| 6:52 | | Diana Taurasi misses 18-foot jumper | 11 | 4 |
| 6:52 | | Candace Parker defensive rebound | 11 | 4 |
| 6:45 | | Candace Parker makes 12-foot two point shot | 11 | 6 |
| 6:28 | | Penny Taylor misses 12-foot two point shot | 11 | 6 |
| 6:26 | | Jantel Lavender defensive rebound | 11 | 6 |
| 6:20 | | Candace Parker misses layup | 11 | 6 |
| 6:18 | | Nneka Ogwumike misses layup | 11 | 6 |
| 6:18 | | Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound | 11 | 6 |
| 6:18 | | Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound | 11 | 6 |
| 6:18 | | Nneka Ogwumike misses tip shot | 11 | 6 |
| 6:16 | | DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound | 11 | 6 |
| 6:07 | | Diana Taurasi makes 3-foot two point shot | 13 | 6 |
| 5:48 | | Candace Parker makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists) | 13 | 8 |
| 5:26 | | Brittney Griner makes 4-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists) | 15 | 8 |
| 5:16 | | Candace Parker misses 26-foot three point jumper | 15 | 8 |
| 5:15 | | Jantel Lavender offensive rebound | 15 | 8 |
| 5:13 | | Jantel Lavender misses layup | 15 | 8 |
| 5:13 | | Alana Beard offensive rebound | 15 | 8 |
| 5:11 | | Alana Beard makes 4-foot jumper | 15 | 10 |
| 4:56 | | Penny Taylor makes driving layup | 17 | 10 |
| 4:41 | | Official timeout | 17 | 10 |
| 4:31 | | Nneka Ogwumike makes 2-foot two point shot (Alana Beard assists) | 17 | 12 |
| 4:11 | | DeWanna Bonner makes 14-foot two point shot | 19 | 12 |
| 3:51 | | Brittney Griner shooting foul (Candace Parker draws the foul) | 19 | 12 |
| 3:51 | | Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 12 |
| 3:51 | | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 19 | 12 |
| 3:51 | | Candice Wiggins enters the game for Kristi Toliver | 19 | 12 |
| 3:51 | | Lindsey Harding enters the game for Alana Beard | 19 | 12 |
| 3:51 | | Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 13 |
| 3:51 | | Candice Wiggins personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 19 | 13 |
| 3:32 | | Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot | 21 | 13 |
| 3:15 | | Lindsey Harding bad pass (DeWanna Bonner steals) | 21 | 13 |
| 3:12 | | DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup | 23 | 13 |
| 3:03 | | Diana Taurasi personal foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul) | 23 | 14 |
| 3:03 | | Diana Taurasi technical foul(1st technical foul) | 23 | 13 |
| 3:03 | | Erin Phillips enters the game for Penny Taylor | 23 | 13 |
| 3:03 | | Candace Parker makes technical free throw | 23 | 14 |
| 2:59 | | Candice Dupree shooting foul (Jantel Lavender draws the foul) | 23 | 14 |
| 2:59 | | Jantel Lavender misses free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 14 |
| 2:59 | | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 23 | 14 |
| 2:59 | | Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 15 |
| 2:42 | | Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Erin Phillips assists) | 25 | 15 |
| 2:33 | | Candace Parker misses jumper | 25 | 15 |
| 2:32 | | Diana Taurasi defensive rebound | 25 | 15 |
| 2:30 | | Erin Phillips makes driving layup (DeWanna Bonner assists) | 27 | 15 |
| 2:30 | | Lindsey Harding shooting foul (Erin Phillips draws the foul) | 28 | 15 |
| 2:30 | | Kristi Toliver enters the game for Lindsey Harding | 27 | 15 |
| 2:30 | | Erin Phillips makes free throw 1 of 1 | 28 | 15 |
| 2:13 | | Nneka Ogwumike misses 17-foot jumper | 28 | 15 |
| 2:11 | | Candice Dupree defensive rebound | 28 | 15 |
| 1:51 | | Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper | 28 | 15 |
| 1:50 | | Candice Dupree offensive rebound | 28 | 15 |
| 1:45 | | DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists) | 31 | 15 |
| 1:29 | | Nneka Ogwumike bad pass (DeWanna Bonner steals) | 31 | 15 |
| 1:17 | | DeWanna Bonner makes 27-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists) | 34 | 15 |
| 1:12 | | Los Angeles Full timeout | 34 | 15 |
| 1:12 | | Mistie Bass enters the game for Candice Dupree | 34 | 15 |
| 1:07 | | Candace Parker makes driving layup | 34 | 17 |
| 46.0 | | Erin Phillips misses 24-foot three point jumper | 34 | 17 |
| 44.0 | | Erin Phillips offensive rebound | 34 | 17 |
| 34.0 | | Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists) | 36 | 17 |
| 26.0 | | Brittney Griner blocks Jantel Lavender 's 4-foot jumper | 36 | 17 |
| 26.0 | | Brittney Griner vs. Jantel Lavender (Brittney Griner gains possession) | 36 | 17 |
| 26.0 | | Phoenix defensive team rebound | 36 | 17 |
| 7.0 | | Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper | 36 | 17 |
| 6.0 | | Candice Wiggins defensive rebound | 36 | 17 |
| 1.0 | | Jantel Lavender makes driving layup (Kristi Toliver assists) | 36 | 19 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 36 | 19 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Roy Gulbeyan
Referee:Tony Dawkins
Referee:Thomas Nunez
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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