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

Los Angeles Sparks

7-32, 5-15 home

Rickea Jackson misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Rae Burrell makes driving layup
Azura Stevens misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Brittney Griner blocks Dearica Hamby 's 3-foot driving layup
Dearica Hamby misses 24-foot three point jumper
Azura Stevens makes layup
Azura Stevens misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rickea Jackson misses 8-foot two point shot
Odyssey Sims misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Odyssey Sims misses 10-foot jumper
Rickea Jackson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Celeste Taylor blocks Rickea Jackson 's 22-foot three point jumper
Dearica Hamby misses driving layup
Dearica Hamby makes driving layup
Stephanie Talbot misses 23-foot three point jumper
Crystal Dangerfield makes 26-foot three point jumper (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Li Yueru makes 24-foot three point jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Crystal Dangerfield misses driving layup
Li Yueru misses 23-foot three point jumper
Monique Billings blocks Kia Nurse 's 10-foot pullup jump shot
Crystal Dangerfield misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rickea Jackson misses 7-foot two point shot
Stephanie Talbot misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kia Nurse misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Kia Nurse misses 23-foot three point jumper
Li Yueru makes two point shot
Rickea Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kia Nurse misses 12-foot jumper
Rickea Jackson makes 20-foot jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Li Yueru makes 13-foot jumper (Kia Nurse assists)
Rickea Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Crystal Dangerfield misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
Rickea Jackson makes tip shot
Stephanie Talbot misses 23-foot three point shot
Crystal Dangerfield makes two point shot
Dearica Hamby makes layup (Li Yueru assists)
Crystal Dangerfield misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rickea Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dearica Hamby makes two point shot (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Zia Cooke makes 24-foot three point jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Rickea Jackson 's 2-foot layup
Zia Cooke makes 25-foot three pointer (Dearica Hamby assists)
Zia Cooke makes 24-foot three point jumper
Crystal Dangerfield misses 23-foot three point jumper
Natasha Mack blocks Azura Stevens 's 2-foot layup
Natasha Mack blocks Rae Burrell 's 10-foot jumper
Zia Cooke misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Dearica Hamby makes layup (Zia Cooke assists)
Crystal Dangerfield misses 29-foot three point jumper
Li Yueru makes two point shot
Zia Cooke misses 26-foot three point jumper
Zia Cooke misses driving layup
Dearica Hamby misses 8-foot two point shot
Kia Nurse misses 27-foot three point jumper
Li Yueru misses layup
Crystal Dangerfield misses 27-foot three point jumper
Li Yueru makes two point shot
Crystal Dangerfield misses 11-foot jumper
Zia Cooke misses two point shot
Kia Nurse misses 17-foot jumper
Li Yueru misses 15-foot jumper
Kia Nurse makes 2-foot layup (Li Yueru assists)
Zia Cooke misses 14-foot jumper
Azura Stevens misses 24-foot three point jumper
Azura Stevens misses 11-foot jumper
Natasha Mack blocks Azura Stevens 's 1-foot layup
Crystal Dangerfield misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Li Yueru misses 21-foot jumper
Dearica Hamby makes 26-foot three point shot (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Kia Nurse misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sophie Cunningham blocks Dearica Hamby's two point shot
Li Yueru makes two point shot
Kia Nurse makes 24-foot three point jumper (Li Yueru assists)
Dearica Hamby makes driving layup
Crystal Dangerfield misses 15-foot two point shot
Dearica Hamby makes 9-foot two point shot (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Dearica Hamby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rae Burrell assists)
Rae Burrell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Natasha Mack blocks Dearica Hamby's two point shot
Li Yueru makes layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Kia Nurse makes 24-foot three pointer (Dearica Hamby assists)
Dearica Hamby misses 26-foot three point jumper
Stephanie Talbot makes 9-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 1-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Sophie Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
Brittney Griner makes two point shot
Sophie Cunningham misses 24-foot three point jumper
Natasha Cloud misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Brittney Griner makes 3-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Celeste Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper
Natasha Mack misses 10-foot jumper
Natasha Mack makes 16-foot jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Stephanie Talbot blocks Amy Atwell 's 24-foot three point jumper
Monique Billings makes layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
Brittney Griner misses 6-foot hook shot
Brittney Griner makes 3-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 27-foot three pointer
Natasha Mack makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Sophie Cunningham misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three pointer
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 20-foot jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Sophie Cunningham makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner makes layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
Natasha Cloud makes driving layup
Sophie Cunningham misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Brittney Griner makes driving layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
Natasha Cloud misses 15-foot two point shot
Natasha Cloud misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Diana Taurasi makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Natasha Mack assists)
Natasha Mack makes 1-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Natasha Cloud makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Sophie Cunningham misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Sophie Cunningham makes two point shot
Celeste Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes two point shot (Natasha Cloud assists)
Natasha Cloud misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Cloud makes 16-foot running pullup jump shot
Sophie Cunningham makes 28-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Stephanie Talbot blocks Mikiah Herbert Harrigan 's 3-foot driving layup
Sophie Cunningham misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Monique Billings makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Natasha Cloud assists)
Monique Billings misses 18-foot jumper
Natasha Cloud misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan makes 1-foot layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
Natasha Cloud misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Celeste Taylor makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Amy Atwell assists)
Natasha Mack makes 5-foot two point shot (Sophie Cunningham assists)
Sophie Cunningham misses 24-foot three point jumper
Amy Atwell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan misses 25-foot three point jumper
Natasha Cloud misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sophie Cunningham assists)
Natasha Cloud makes two point shot
Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
Natasha Mack misses 9-foot jump bank shot
Stephanie Talbot blocks Natasha Cloud 's 4-foot driving layup
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)

MERCURY

SPARKS

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

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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