Los Angeles Sparks @ Phoenix Mercury
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Dearica Hamby misses 7-foot two point shot
- Brittney Griner misses 18-foot jumper
- Stephanie Talbot makes 1-foot layup (Aari McDonald assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
- Rickea Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dearica Hamby assists)
- Kahleah Copper makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Dearica Hamby makes layup (Aari McDonald assists)
- Brittney Griner makes 8-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Dearica Hamby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aari McDonald assists)
- Kahleah Copper makes driving layup
- Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three pointer (Rebecca Allen assists)
- Dearica Hamby makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Aari McDonald assists)
- Rebecca Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kia Nurse misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Brittney Griner makes 2-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Kia Nurse makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aari McDonald assists)
- Rickea Jackson makes driving layup
- Li Yueru blocks Kahleah Copper 's 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Sophie Cunningham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
- Aari McDonald misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kia Nurse makes 7-foot two point shot (Aari McDonald assists)
- Rickea Jackson misses running pullup jump shot
- Natasha Mack misses 11-foot two point shot
- Rickea Jackson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point shot
- Aari McDonald misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
- Sophie Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Sug Sutton makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Dearica Hamby makes 2-foot layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)
- Stephanie Talbot blocks Sophie Cunningham 's 4-foot driving layup
- Natasha Cloud misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Zia Cooke makes 2-foot layup (Kia Nurse assists)
- Sug Sutton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner makes 6-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Dearica Hamby misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Diana Taurasi misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes driving layup (Brittney Griner assists)
- Brittney Griner blocks Dearica Hamby 's 4-foot driving layup
- Rae Burrell misses 15-foot two point shot
- Dearica Hamby makes two point shot (Rickea Jackson assists)
- Sug Sutton misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Dearica Hamby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rickea Jackson assists)
- Brittney Griner misses driving layup
- Rebecca Allen blocks Zia Cooke 's 7-foot two point shot
- Natasha Cloud misses 13-foot two point shot
- Kahleah Copper misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Rickea Jackson misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Natasha Mack blocks Rickea Jackson 's 3-foot driving layup
- Aari McDonald misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Sophie Cunningham misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Dearica Hamby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kia Nurse assists)
- Kahleah Copper makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Rebecca Allen makes two point shot
- Kia Nurse makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aari McDonald assists)
- Natasha Cloud makes driving layup
- Aari McDonald makes 24-foot three point jumper (Stephanie Talbot assists)
- Kahleah Copper misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Dearica Hamby misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kahleah Copper makes two point shot
- Aari McDonald misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Diana Taurasi makes driving layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
- Dearica Hamby makes 1-foot two point shot (Rae Burrell assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
- Rae Burrell misses 11-foot jumper
- Natasha Cloud makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Stephanie Talbot makes 2-foot layup (Dearica Hamby assists)
- Natasha Cloud makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
- Kahleah Copper makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Rebecca Allen misses 26-foot three point shot
- Kahleah Copper makes driving layup (Rebecca Allen assists)
- Dearica Hamby makes driving layup (Aari McDonald assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 16-foot two point shot
- Brittney Griner makes two point shot
- Rickea Jackson makes driving layup (Aari McDonald assists)
- Kia Nurse misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner makes driving layup
- Aari McDonald makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Dearica Hamby assists)
- Kahleah Copper makes driving layup
- Rebecca Allen blocks Stephanie Talbot 's 4-foot layup
- Dearica Hamby makes 12-foot two point shot
- Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Brittney Griner assists)
- Li Yueru misses 20-foot jumper
- Zia Cooke misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Natasha Cloud misses driving layup
- Li Yueru makes 20-foot jumper (Aari McDonald assists)
- Zia Cooke makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Sophie Cunningham blocks Zia Cooke 's 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Sophie Cunningham makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
- Kahleah Copper misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Rae Burrell misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
- Kahleah Copper misses driving layup
- Aari McDonald misses driving floating jump shot
- Natasha Cloud makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
- Zia Cooke misses 26-foot three point shot
- Rae Burrell makes two point shot
- Aari McDonald misses two point shot
- Kahleah Copper makes 2-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Zia Cooke misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rae Burrell blocks Kahleah Copper 's 2-foot driving layup
- Kahleah Copper misses 3-foot two point shot
- Brittney Griner makes 1-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Kia Nurse misses driving floating jump shot
- Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Rebecca Allen makes driving layup (Sophie Cunningham assists)
- Brittney Griner misses 4-foot two point shot
- Dearica Hamby makes 6-foot two point shot (Stephanie Talbot assists)
- Brittney Griner makes 12-foot two point shot (Natasha Cloud assists)
- Kia Nurse misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Aari McDonald makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kia Nurse assists)
- Natasha Cloud makes driving layup
- Kia Nurse misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kahleah Copper makes two point shot (Natasha Cloud assists)
- Dearica Hamby misses 9-foot two point shot
- Rebecca Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dearica Hamby misses driving floating jump shot
- Brittney Griner misses 9-foot hook shot
- Brittney Griner makes two point shot
- Rebecca Allen misses running pullup jump shot
- Rickea Jackson makes driving layup
- Zia Cooke misses driving floating jump shot
- Stephanie Talbot misses driving layup
- Stephanie Talbot blocks Natasha Mack 's 6-foot two point shot
- Natasha Mack makes two point shot
- Rickea Jackson makes 24-foot three pointer (Zia Cooke assists)
- Kia Nurse blocks Sug Sutton 's 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Rickea Jackson makes 3-foot layup (Zia Cooke assists)
- Natasha Mack misses layup
- Natasha Mack misses two point shot
- Liz Dixon blocks Zia Cooke 's 5-foot driving layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | LA | PHX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Dearica Hamby vs. Brittney Griner (Natasha Cloud gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:53 | Rickea Jackson personal foul | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:41 | Natasha Cloud bad pass (Kia Nurse steals) | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:33 | Dearica Hamby misses 7-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:29 | Rebecca Allen defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:22 | Brittney Griner misses 18-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:19 | Dearica Hamby defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:57 | Stephanie Talbot makes 1-foot layup (Aari McDonald assists) | 2 | 0 | |
| 8:43 | Diana Taurasi makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists) | 2 | 3 | |
| 8:26 | Rickea Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dearica Hamby assists) | 5 | 3 | |
| 8:14 | Kahleah Copper makes 17-foot pullup jump shot | 5 | 5 | |
| 7:55 | Dearica Hamby makes layup (Aari McDonald assists) | 7 | 5 | |
| 7:43 | Brittney Griner makes 8-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists) | 7 | 7 | |
| 7:31 | Dearica Hamby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aari McDonald assists) | 10 | 7 | |
| 7:16 | Kahleah Copper makes driving layup | 10 | 9 | |
| 7:02 | Aari McDonald lost ball turnover (Kahleah Copper steals) | 10 | 9 | |
| 6:55 | Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three pointer (Rebecca Allen assists) | 10 | 12 | |
| 6:31 | Dearica Hamby makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Aari McDonald assists) | 13 | 12 | |
| 6:22 | Rebecca Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper | 13 | 12 | |
| 6:19 | Rickea Jackson defensive rebound | 13 | 12 | |
| 6:13 | Kia Nurse misses 20-foot pullup jump shot | 13 | 12 | |
| 6:09 | Diana Taurasi defensive rebound | 13 | 12 | |
| 6:02 | Brittney Griner lost ball turnover (Aari McDonald steals) | 13 | 12 | |
| 5:58 | Kia Nurse out of bounds lost ball turnover | 13 | 12 | |
| 5:43 | Brittney Griner makes 2-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists) | 13 | 14 | |
| 5:20 | Diana Taurasi personal foul | 13 | 14 | |
| 5:15 | Kia Nurse makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aari McDonald assists) | 16 | 14 | |
| 5:01 | Diana Taurasi offensive foul | 16 | 14 | |
| 5:01 | Diana Taurasi turnover | 16 | 14 | |
| 5:01 | Li Yueru enters the game for Dearica Hamby | 16 | 14 | |
| 5:01 | Sophie Cunningham enters the game for Diana Taurasi | 16 | 14 | |
| 5:01 | Natasha Mack enters the game for Brittney Griner | 16 | 14 | |
| 4:51 | Rickea Jackson makes driving layup | 18 | 14 | |
| 4:51 | Mercury Full timeout | 18 | 14 | |
| 4:35 | Li Yueru blocks Kahleah Copper 's 19-foot pullup jump shot | 18 | 14 | |
| 4:34 | Natasha Mack offensive rebound | 18 | 14 | |
| 4:30 | Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper | 18 | 14 | |
| 4:29 | Rebecca Allen offensive rebound | 18 | 14 | |
| 4:23 | Sophie Cunningham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists) | 18 | 17 | |
| 4:06 | Aari McDonald misses 25-foot three point jumper | 18 | 17 | |
| 4:02 | Kahleah Copper defensive rebound | 18 | 17 | |
| 3:56 | Aari McDonald shooting foul | 18 | 17 | |
| 3:56 | Kahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 18 | |
| 3:56 | Sug Sutton enters the game for Rebecca Allen | 18 | 18 | |
| 3:56 | Kahleah Copper misses free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 18 | |
| 3:55 | Sparks defensive team rebound | 18 | 18 | |
| 3:44 | Kia Nurse makes 7-foot two point shot (Aari McDonald assists) | 20 | 18 | |
| 3:29 | Sophie Cunningham bad pass (Rickea Jackson steals) | 20 | 18 | |
| 3:24 | Rickea Jackson misses running pullup jump shot | 20 | 18 | |
| 3:21 | Natasha Mack defensive rebound | 20 | 18 | |
| 3:14 | Natasha Mack misses 11-foot two point shot | 20 | 18 | |
| 3:14 | Li Yueru defensive rebound | 20 | 18 | |
| 2:51 | Rickea Jackson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot | 20 | 18 | |
| 2:49 | Natasha Mack defensive rebound | 20 | 18 | |
| 2:43 | Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point shot | 20 | 18 | |
| 2:38 | Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound | 20 | 18 | |
| 2:30 | Aari McDonald misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 20 | 18 | |
| 2:29 | Mercury defensive team rebound | 20 | 18 | |
| 2:29 | Diana Taurasi enters the game for Kahleah Copper | 20 | 18 | |
| 2:29 | Zia Cooke enters the game for Kia Nurse | 20 | 18 | |
| 2:17 | Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists) | 20 | 21 | |
| 2:03 | Natasha Mack shooting foul | 20 | 21 | |
| 2:03 | Aari McDonald makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 21 | |
| 2:03 | Dearica Hamby enters the game for Rickea Jackson | 21 | 21 | |
| 2:03 | Rae Burrell enters the game for Li Yueru | 21 | 21 | |
| 2:03 | Aari McDonald makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 21 | |
| 1:52 | Sophie Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper | 22 | 21 | |
| 1:46 | Zia Cooke defensive rebound | 22 | 21 | |
| 1:46 | Zia Cooke lost ball turnover (Sophie Cunningham steals) | 22 | 21 | |
| 1:37 | Sug Sutton makes 18-foot pullup jump shot | 22 | 23 | |
| 1:11 | Dearica Hamby makes 2-foot layup (Stephanie Talbot assists) | 24 | 23 | |
| 56.1 | Zia Cooke personal foul | 24 | 23 | |
| 56.1 | Brittney Griner enters the game for Natasha Mack | 24 | 23 | |
| 53.0 | Stephanie Talbot blocks Sophie Cunningham 's 4-foot driving layup | 24 | 23 | |
| 52.1 | Aari McDonald defensive rebound | 24 | 23 | |
| 46.2 | Kia Nurse enters the game for Aari McDonald | 24 | 23 | |
| 44.0 | Rae Burrell out of bounds bad pass turnover | 24 | 23 | |
| 32.0 | Natasha Cloud misses 18-foot pullup jump shot | 24 | 23 | |
| 30.1 | Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound | 24 | 23 | |
| 16.1 | Sophie Cunningham personal foul | 24 | 23 | |
| 13.2 | Zia Cooke makes 2-foot layup (Kia Nurse assists) | 26 | 23 | |
| 1.2 | Sug Sutton misses 23-foot three point jumper | 26 | 23 | |
| 1.2 | Mercury offensive team rebound | 26 | 23 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 26 | 23 | |
Matchups
Game Information
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Referee:Jeff Smith
Referee:Charles Watson
Referee:Sarah Williams

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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