Phoenix Mercury @ Los Angeles Sparks
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS - GAME 2 • PHX leads series 2-0
29-5, 13-4 Away
93
29-5, 13-4 Away
16-18, 7-10 Home
68
16-18, 7-10 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alana Beard misses 9-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike makes 12-foot jumper
- Penny Taylor makes driving layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 1
- Sandrine Gruda makes 4-foot two point shot (Candace Parker assists)
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Candice Dupree makes 19-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Candace Parker misses 16-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Sandrine Gruda makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 6-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes 6-foot two point shot
- DeWanna Bonner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike misses two point shot
- Penny Taylor makes three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
- Brittney Griner blocks Sandrine Gruda 's 14-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree makes 18-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes 18-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner makes two point shot
- Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses 17-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses layup
- Candace Parker blocks Diana Taurasi's layup
- Alana Beard makes 14-foot two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Candace Parker misses 8-foot hook shot
- Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
- Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Erin Phillips makes 7-foot two point shot
- Candice Dupree blocks Candice Wiggins 's 6-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes two point shot
- Eshaya Murphy misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Lindsey Harding makes 10-foot two point shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Candace Parker misses driving layup
- Candice Dupree misses 19-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree misses layup
- DeWanna Bonner blocks Candice Wiggins 's 24-foot three point jumper
- Lindsey Harding misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Armintie Herrington makes driving layup
- Armintie Herrington makes free throw 1 of 1
- Penny Taylor makes driving layup (Erin Phillips assists)
- Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (Erin Phillips assists)
- Candice Dupree makes driving layup (Erin Phillips assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike misses 8-foot
- Candice Dupree makes 18-foot jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
- Sandrine Gruda makes 20-foot jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Erin Phillips assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Brittney Griner makes layup
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
- Candace Parker makes 11-foot two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Mistie Bass makes 15-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sandrine Gruda misses free throw 1 of 2
- Sandrine Gruda misses free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker makes two point shot
- Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 8-foot jumper
- Candace Parker blocks Penny Taylor 's 3-foot layup
- Kristi Toliver misses 26-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 18-foot jumper
- Armintie Herrington blocks Diana Taurasi 's 2-foot layup
- Armintie Herrington misses layup
- DeWanna Bonner misses 12-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes technical free throw
- Mistie Bass misses free throw 1 of 2
- Mistie Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candice Dupree makes driving layup
- Candace Parker misses 24-foot
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Sandrine Gruda misses 13-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kristi Toliver misses free throw 1 of 3
- Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 3
- Kristi Toliver makes free throw 3 of 3
- Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jantel Lavender misses 7-foot hook shot
- Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot
- Brittney Griner blocks Alana Beard's jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes 14-foot jumper
- Candace Parker misses two point shot
- DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes 12-foot two point shot
- Brittney Griner makes 12-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes two point shot
- Candice Dupree makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Candace Parker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jantel Lavender assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses three point jumper
- Alana Beard misses 16-foot jumper
- Penny Taylor makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Candace Parker makes two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes two point shot
- Penny Taylor makes 13-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Armintie Herrington makes two point shot (Candace Parker assists)
- Mistie Bass misses layup
- Candace Parker misses driving layup
- Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Lindsey Harding makes 4-foot two point shot
- Lindsey Harding makes free throw 1 of 1
- DeWanna Bonner misses jumper
- Candice Dupree makes 12-foot two point shot
- Jantel Lavender makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
- Eshaya Murphy makes 3-foot two point shot (Erin Phillips assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
- Erin Phillips misses 11-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
- Jantel Lavender misses jumper
- Candice Dupree misses layup
- Lindsey Harding misses 52-foot three point jumper
- Erin Phillips makes 4-foot two point shot
- Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Erin Phillips assists)
- DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
- Kristi Toliver makes two point shot (Armintie Herrington assists)
- Candace Parker makes 12-foot two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 18-foot jumper
- Sandrine Gruda misses free throw 1 of 2
- Sandrine Gruda misses free throw 2 of 2
- Sandrine Gruda blocks DeWanna Bonner's jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Erin Phillips misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker makes jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 1
- Candice Dupree makes 5-foot two point shot
- Nneka Ogwumike misses 9-foot jumper
- Erin Phillips misses 19-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes driving layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Erin Phillips makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mistie Bass assists)
- Alana Beard makes 3-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Candice Dupree misses 21-foot jumper
- Mistie Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mistie Bass misses free throw 2 of 2
- Alana Beard misses layup
- Erin Phillips misses 17-foot jumper
- Candace Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ewelina Kobryn makes two point shot
- Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup (Lindsey Harding assists)
- Eshaya Murphy misses 19-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 17-foot two point shot
- Ewelina Kobryn makes driving layup
- Ewelina Kobryn misses free throw 1 of 1
- Farhiya Abdi misses free throw 1 of 2
- Farhiya Abdi misses free throw 2 of 2
- Eshaya Murphy makes driving layup
- Lindsey Harding misses free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsey Harding makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mistie Bass misses 19-foot jumper
- Sandrine Gruda misses 18-foot jumper
- Farhiya Abdi blocks Anete Jekabsone-Zogota's layup
- Ewelina Kobryn misses driving layup
- Farhiya Abdi makes driving layup (Lindsey Harding assists)
- Eshaya Murphy misses 18-foot jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | PHX | LA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | | Brittney Griner vs. Nneka Ogwumike (DeWanna Bonner gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:45 | | Jantel Lavender shooting foul (Brittney Griner draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:45 | | Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9:45 | | Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9:23 | | Alana Beard misses 9-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 9:22 | | Candice Dupree defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 9:04 | | Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists) | 4 | 0 |
| 8:51 | | Nneka Ogwumike makes 12-foot jumper | 4 | 2 |
| 8:34 | | Penny Taylor makes driving layup (DeWanna Bonner assists) | 6 | 2 |
| 8:34 | | Jantel Lavender shooting foul (Penny Taylor draws the foul) | 6 | 2 |
| 8:34 | | Sandrine Gruda enters the game for Jantel Lavender | 6 | 2 |
| 8:34 | | Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 8:15 | | Sandrine Gruda makes 4-foot two point shot (Candace Parker assists) | 7 | 4 |
| 8:06 | | Candace Parker shooting foul (Penny Taylor draws the foul) | 7 | 4 |
| 8:06 | | Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 8:06 | | Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2 | 9 | 4 |
| 7:46 | | Candace Parker bad pass (Candice Dupree steals) | 9 | 4 |
| 7:39 | | Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper | 12 | 4 |
| 7:35 | | Los Angeles Full timeout | 12 | 4 |
| 7:31 | | Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper | 12 | 4 |
| 7:30 | | Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound | 12 | 4 |
| 7:20 | | Nneka Ogwumike lost ball turnover (Penny Taylor steals) | 12 | 4 |
| 7:07 | | Candice Dupree makes 19-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists) | 14 | 4 |
| 6:46 | | Diana Taurasi personal foul (Kristi Toliver draws the foul) | 14 | 4 |
| 6:37 | | Candace Parker misses 16-foot jumper | 14 | 4 |
| 6:35 | | Penny Taylor defensive rebound | 14 | 4 |
| 6:28 | | DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists) | 16 | 4 |
| 6:18 | | Sandrine Gruda makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists) | 16 | 6 |
| 6:07 | | Alana Beard personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 16 | 6 |
| 5:58 | | DeWanna Bonner misses 6-foot jumper | 16 | 6 |
| 5:54 | | Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound | 16 | 6 |
| 5:48 | | Candace Parker makes 6-foot two point shot | 16 | 8 |
| 5:31 | | DeWanna Bonner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists) | 19 | 8 |
| 5:13 | | Nneka Ogwumike misses two point shot | 19 | 8 |
| 5:11 | | Phoenix defensive team rebound | 19 | 8 |
| 4:54 | | Penny Taylor makes three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists) | 22 | 8 |
| 4:33 | | Brittney Griner blocks Sandrine Gruda 's 14-foot jumper | 22 | 8 |
| 4:31 | | Brittney Griner defensive rebound | 22 | 8 |
| 4:16 | | Candice Dupree makes 18-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists) | 24 | 8 |
| 3:50 | | Kristi Toliver makes 18-foot jumper | 24 | 10 |
| 3:39 | | Brittney Griner makes two point shot | 26 | 10 |
| 3:33 | | Brittney Griner shooting foul (Candace Parker draws the foul) | 26 | 10 |
| 3:33 | | Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2 | 26 | 10 |
| 3:33 | | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 26 | 10 |
| 3:33 | | Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 10 |
| 3:31 | | Candice Dupree defensive rebound | 26 | 10 |
| 3:21 | | Diana Taurasi misses 17-foot jumper | 26 | 10 |
| 3:20 | | Los Angeles defensive team rebound | 26 | 10 |
| 3:06 | | Kristi Toliver misses layup | 26 | 10 |
| 3:04 | | Candice Dupree defensive rebound | 26 | 10 |
| 3:00 | | Candace Parker blocks Diana Taurasi's layup | 26 | 10 |
| 2:59 | | Sandrine Gruda defensive rebound | 26 | 10 |
| 2:48 | | Alana Beard makes 14-foot two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists) | 26 | 12 |
| 2:41 | | Brittney Griner offensive foul (Alana Beard draws the foul) | 26 | 12 |
| 2:41 | | Brittney Griner turnover | 26 | 12 |
| 2:41 | | Armintie Herrington enters the game for Sandrine Gruda | 26 | 12 |
| 2:41 | | Mistie Bass enters the game for Brittney Griner | 26 | 12 |
| 2:24 | | Candace Parker misses 8-foot hook shot | 26 | 12 |
| 2:20 | | Candice Dupree defensive rebound | 26 | 12 |
| 2:15 | | Diana Taurasi makes driving layup | 28 | 12 |
| 2:05 | | Diana Taurasi personal foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul) | 28 | 12 |
| 2:05 | | Erin Phillips enters the game for Diana Taurasi | 28 | 12 |
| 2:05 | | Candice Wiggins enters the game for Alana Beard | 28 | 12 |
| 1:54 | | Mistie Bass personal foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul) | 28 | 12 |
| 1:40 | | Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper | 28 | 12 |
| 1:38 | | Mistie Bass defensive rebound | 28 | 12 |
| 1:30 | | DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper | 28 | 12 |
| 1:29 | | Erin Phillips offensive rebound | 28 | 12 |
| 1:04 | | Erin Phillips makes 7-foot two point shot | 30 | 12 |
| 52.0 | | Candice Dupree blocks Candice Wiggins 's 6-foot jumper | 30 | 12 |
| 52.0 | | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 30 | 12 |
| 52.0 | | Eshaya Murphy enters the game for Penny Taylor | 30 | 12 |
| 46.0 | | Candace Parker makes two point shot | 30 | 14 |
| 25.0 | | Eshaya Murphy traveling | 30 | 14 |
| 5.0 | | Candice Dupree vs. Kristi Toliver (Eshaya Murphy gains possession) | 30 | 14 |
| 5.0 | | Kristi Toliver lost ball turnover (Candice Dupree steals) | 30 | 14 |
| 1.0 | | Eshaya Murphy misses 25-foot three point jumper | 30 | 14 |
| 0.0 | | Phoenix offensive team rebound | 30 | 14 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 30 | 14 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Michael Price
Referee:Jeff Wooten
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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