FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Los Angeles Sparks
vs Phoenix Mercury
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 25 | 35 | 22 | 15 | 97 |
| PHX | 24 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 88 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Los Angeles Sparks finished ahead of Phoenix Mercury, 97-88, a 9-point margin. The first-half totals were 60 for Los Angeles Sparks and 43 for Phoenix Mercury; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 37 and 45. The combined final of 185 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: LA 25-PHX 24, 25-24 cumulative; 2Q: LA 35-PHX 19, 60-43 cumulative; 3Q: LA 22-PHX 27, 82-70 cumulative; 4Q: LA 15-PHX 18, 97-88 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Los Angeles Sparks's highest-scoring period was 35 points, while Phoenix Mercury's high was 27; the final separation was 9 points.
The first-half margin was 17 points, compared with 8 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Los Angeles Sparks recorded 48% from the field, 47% from three and 91% at the line; Phoenix Mercury posted 42%, 32% and 76%. Rebounds finished 31-33, assists 23-17 and turnovers 17-13. The same team box reports a 26-40 split in paint points and 7-11 in offensive rebounds.
Dearica Hamby led Los Angeles Sparks with 27 points. Dearica Hamby supplied a team-high 15 rebounds, while Kelsey Plum led with 7 assists. For Phoenix Mercury, the corresponding leaders were Alyssa Thomas with 23 points, Natasha Mack with 9 rebounds and Alyssa Thomas with 7 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from LA and 10 from PHX. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Los Angeles Sparks are 10-17, No. 11 overall and No. 6 in the West, 12.5 games behind the conference leader. Phoenix Mercury are 11-19, No. 12 overall and No. 7 in the West, 13 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -136 and -100.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Los Angeles Sparks stood at 2-3 across 5 games and Phoenix Mercury at 2-4 across 6. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 1-4. Scoring in those short windows was 448-481 for the away team and 432-461 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Los Angeles Sparks recorded 1 wins and Phoenix Mercury 0; aggregate scoring was 97-88. The teams are separated by 1 places in the overall order and by 1 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | LA | PHX |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 48 | 42 |
| 3P% | 47 | 32 |
| FT% | 91 | 76 |
| Rebounds | 31 | 33 |
| Assists | 23 | 17 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 13 |
| Paint points | 26 | 40 |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Plum * | 34 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 6-14 | 14 |
| Nneka Ogwumike * | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5-11 | 6 |
| Dearica Hamby * | 30 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 7-11 | 13 |
| Erica Wheeler * | 26 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2-4 | -3 |
| Ariel Atkins * | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 2 |
| Rae Burrell | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 8 |
| Cameron Brink | 19 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3-6 | -1 |
| Jihyun Park | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 9 |
| Chance Gray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | -3 |
| Kate Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Emma Cannon | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Sania Feagin | LEFT LEG INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Ta'Niya Latson | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahleah Copper * | 36 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7-20 | -14 |
| Alyssa Thomas * | 35 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7-13 | -5 |
| DeWanna Bonner * | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3-7 | -1 |
| Jovana Nogic * | 30 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5-11 | -5 |
| Natasha Mack * | 28 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4-6 | 3 |
| Noemie Brochant | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-4 | -4 |
| Kiana Williams | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | -2 |
| Marta Suarez | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | -13 |
| Valeriane Ayayi | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | -1 |
| Quionche Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Kyara Linskens | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Sami Whitcomb | LEFT KNEE | – | – | – | –-– | – |