Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury
· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
Taurasi hits 7 3s, scores 31 to help Mercury beat Sparks 87-68, snapping a 4-game skid
Taurasi made 9 of 14 from the field, hit 6 of 6 from the free-throw line and added two steals. Natasha Cloud scored 21 points with 12 assists, her third double-double of the season, and Kahleah Copper added 12 points and Sophie Cunningham 10 for the Mercury (4-5). Natasha Mack grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds.
The Sparks made just 3 of 13 from the field and scored seven points in the second — their lowest-scoring quarter of the season — and Phoenix used a 15-0 run to make it 31-17 when Liz Dixon hit a jumper with 3:36 left in the first half and the Mercury led by double figures the rest of the way.
Dearica Hamby finished with 23 points and four rebounds and Kia Nurse scored 12 for the Sparks (2-6). Hamby, who went into the game sixth in the league in scoring (20.6 per game) and leading the WNBA in rebounds per game (12.7), had her league-record streak of seven consecutive regular-season games with at least 17 points and nine rebounds snapped.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 68 - 87 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 68 - 87 |
| 4th 15.1 |  |
Natasha Mack makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Natasha Cloud assists) | 68 - 87 |
| 4th 32.1 |  |
Rickea Jackson makes layup (Stephanie Talbot assists) | 68 - 85 |
| 4th 34.1 | |
Cameron Brink offensive rebound | 66 - 85 |
Statistics
 LA |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-60 | FG | 28-66 |
| 40.0 | Field Goal % | 42.4 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 14-29 |
| 39.1 | Three Point % | 48.3 |
| 11-15 | FT | 17-20 |
| 73.3 | Free Throw % | 85.0 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 23 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 10,207 · Capacity:
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