Mercury 85-81 Sparks (18 Sep, 2024) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

19-20, 9-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	14	22	28	21	85
LA	14	30	10	27	81

TIME	PHX	LA
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Azura Stevens (Diana Taurasi gains possession)	0	0
9:47	Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:44	Azura Stevens defensive rebound	0	0
9:24	Rickea Jackson misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	0	0
9:22	Celeste Taylor defensive rebound	0	0
9:14	Brittney Griner makes 1-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	2	0
8:59	Rae Burrell makes driving layup	2	2
8:39	Sophie Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	2
8:36	Odyssey Sims defensive rebound	2	2
8:33	Sophie Cunningham personal foul	2	2
8:25	Azura Stevens misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	2	2
8:24	Mercury defensive team rebound	2	2
8:10	Diana Taurasi misses driving layup	2	2
8:08	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	2	2
8:05	Brittney Griner makes two point shot	4	2
7:52	Brittney Griner blocks Dearica Hamby 's 3-foot driving layup	4	2
7:51	Sparks offensive team rebound	4	2
7:49	Dearica Hamby misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	2
7:44	Azura Stevens offensive rebound	4	2
7:43	Azura Stevens makes layup	4	4
7:41	Brittney Griner inbound turnover	4	4
7:39	Azura Stevens misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	4
7:38	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	4	4
7:27	Sophie Cunningham misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	4
7:23	Dearica Hamby defensive rebound	4	4
7:13	Sophie Cunningham personal foul	4	4
7:13	Mikiah Herbert Harrigan enters the game for Sophie Cunningham	4	4
7:03	Rickea Jackson misses 8-foot two point shot	4	4
7:00	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	4	4
6:50	Natasha Cloud misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	4	4
6:47	Dearica Hamby defensive rebound	4	4
6:41	Odyssey Sims misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	4	4
6:40	Odyssey Sims offensive rebound	4	4
6:39	Odyssey Sims misses 10-foot jumper	4	4
6:38	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	4	4
6:28	Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	4	4
6:24	Azura Stevens defensive rebound	4	4
6:07	Dearica Hamby 3 second turnover	4	4
5:49	Brittney Griner makes 3-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	6	4
5:37	Rickea Jackson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	6	4
5:34	Odyssey Sims offensive rebound	6	4
5:34	Brittney Griner personal foul	6	4
5:29	Odyssey Sims out of bounds lost ball turnover	6	4
5:16	Diana Taurasi misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	6	4
5:11	Azura Stevens defensive rebound	6	4
5:04	Diana Taurasi personal foul	6	4
5:04	Monique Billings enters the game for Diana Taurasi	6	4
5:04	Natasha Mack enters the game for Brittney Griner	6	4
4:57	Celeste Taylor blocks Rickea Jackson 's 22-foot three point jumper	6	4
4:57	Sparks offensive team rebound	6	4
4:57	Official timeout	6	4
4:52	Azura Stevens traveling	6	4
4:45	Odyssey Sims personal foul	6	4
4:42	Natasha Mack offensive foul	6	4
4:42	Natasha Mack turnover	6	4
4:34	Dearica Hamby misses driving layup	6	4
4:30	Monique Billings defensive rebound	6	4
4:25	Celeste Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	4
4:21	Dearica Hamby defensive rebound	6	4
4:15	Dearica Hamby makes driving layup	6	6
4:00	Monique Billings traveling	6	6
4:00	Crystal Dangerfield enters the game for Odyssey Sims	6	6
4:00	Stephanie Talbot enters the game for Azura Stevens	6	6
4:00	Li Yueru enters the game for Dearica Hamby	6	6
3:45	Stephanie Talbot misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	6
3:41	Celeste Taylor defensive rebound	6	6
3:29	Natasha Mack misses 10-foot jumper	6	6
3:26	Rae Burrell defensive rebound	6	6
3:26	Rae Burrell bad pass (Celeste Taylor steals)	6	6
3:23	Celeste Taylor bad pass (Rae Burrell steals)	6	6
3:20	Rae Burrell bad pass (Natasha Mack steals)	6	6
3:08	Natasha Mack makes 16-foot jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)	8	6
2:43	Crystal Dangerfield makes 26-foot three point jumper (Stephanie Talbot assists)	8	9
2:27	Stephanie Talbot shooting foul	8	9
2:27	Natasha Cloud makes free throw 1 of 2	9	9
2:27	Kia Nurse enters the game for Rae Burrell	9	9
2:27	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Celeste Taylor	9	9
2:27	Amy Atwell enters the game for Mikiah Herbert Harrigan	9	9
2:27	Natasha Cloud makes free throw 2 of 2	10	9
2:10	Li Yueru makes 24-foot three point jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)	10	12
1:59	Kia Nurse personal foul	10	12
1:52	Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	12
1:48	Monique Billings offensive rebound	10	12
1:46	Stephanie Talbot blocks Amy Atwell 's 24-foot three point jumper	10	12
1:46	Amy Atwell offensive rebound	10	12
1:43	shot clock turnover	10	12
1:33	Crystal Dangerfield misses driving layup	10	12
1:33	Sparks offensive team rebound	10	12
1:33	Sparks Coach's Challenge	10	12
1:33	(01:33) [Sparks] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Sparks] retain their timeout	10	12
1:33	Brittney Griner enters the game for Natasha Mack	10	12
1:29	Li Yueru misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	12
1:26	Stephanie Talbot offensive rebound	10	12
1:22	Monique Billings blocks Kia Nurse 's 10-foot pullup jump shot	10	12
1:21	Kia Nurse offensive rebound	10	12
1:17	Crystal Dangerfield misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	12
1:15	Sparks offensive team rebound	10	12
1:15	shot clock turnover	10	12
1:00	Monique Billings makes layup (Natasha Cloud assists)	12	12
39.1	Rickea Jackson misses 7-foot two point shot	12	12
37.1	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	12	12
35.0	Stephanie Talbot personal foul	12	12
35.0	Monique Billings makes free throw 1 of 2	13	12
35.0	Monique Billings makes free throw 2 of 2	14	12
17.1	Stephanie Talbot misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	12
15.1	Sparks offensive team rebound	14	12
15.1	Natasha Cloud loose ball foul	14	12
15.1	Rickea Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2	14	13
15.1	Rickea Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2	14	14
5.1	Diana Taurasi vs. Rickea Jackson (Kia Nurse gains possession)	14	14
5.1	Diana Taurasi lost ball turnover (Rickea Jackson steals)	14	14
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	14	14

Brittney Griner, Rickea Jackson ejected for fighting

1:55

Natasha Cloud finishes through contact

0:22

Zia Cooke twirls around before her lookaway 3 drops

0:19

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 4-0

Sparks
68
Mercury
87

Game 1

2/6

Sparks
78
Mercury
92

Game 2

29/6

Mercury
84
Sparks
78

Game 3

8/7

Mercury
85
Sparks
81

Game 4

18/9

crypto.com Arena

3:30 AM, 18 September 2024

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 11,294

Referees:
Gina Cross
Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Randy Richardson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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Los Angeles Sparks

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Brittney Griner, Rickea Jackson ejected for fighting

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 4-0

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