FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Phoenix Mercury
vs Los Angeles Sparks
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 19 | 24 | 17 | 26 | 86 |
| LA | 18 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 82 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Phoenix Mercury finished ahead of Los Angeles Sparks, 86-82, a 4-point margin. The first-half totals were 43 for Phoenix Mercury and 41 for Los Angeles Sparks; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 43 and 41. The combined final of 168 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: PHX 19-LA 18, 19-18 cumulative; 2Q: PHX 24-LA 23, 43-41 cumulative; 3Q: PHX 17-LA 19, 60-60 cumulative; 4Q: PHX 26-LA 22, 86-82 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Phoenix Mercury's highest-scoring period was 26 points, while Los Angeles Sparks's high was 23; the final separation was 4 points.
The first-half margin was 2 points, compared with 2 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
Phoenix Mercury recorded 47% from the field, 26% from three and 69% at the line; Los Angeles Sparks posted 40%, 32% and 81%. Rebounds finished 33-37, assists 28-20 and turnovers 12-18. The same team box reports a 54-36 split in paint points and 7-10 in offensive rebounds.
Kahleah Copper led Phoenix Mercury with 21 points. Alyssa Thomas supplied a team-high 11 rebounds, while Alyssa Thomas led with 15 assists. For Los Angeles Sparks, the corresponding leaders were Rae Burrell with 20 points, Nneka Ogwumike with 13 rebounds and Dearica Hamby with 5 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from PHX and 10 from LA. 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, Phoenix Mercury are 11-19, No. 12 overall and No. 7 in the West, 13 games behind the conference leader. Los Angeles Sparks are 10-17, No. 11 overall and No. 6 in the West, 12.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -100 and -136.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Phoenix Mercury stood at 10-18 across 28 games and Los Angeles Sparks at 10-16 across 26. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 0-5. Scoring in those short windows was 399-451 for the away team and 425-469 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Phoenix Mercury recorded 1 wins and Los Angeles Sparks 2; aggregate scoring was 276-290. 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 | PHX | LA |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 47 | 40 |
| 3P% | 26 | 32 |
| FT% | 69 | 81 |
| Rebounds | 33 | 37 |
| Assists | 28 | 20 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 18 |
| Paint points | 54 | 36 |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Thomas * | 36 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 5-9 | 0 |
| Kahleah Copper * | 30 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 10-16 | 8 |
| DeWanna Bonner * | 27 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4-9 | 2 |
| Monique Akoa Makani * | 24 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6-14 | -3 |
| Noemie Brochant * | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 5 |
| Sami Whitcomb | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3-8 | 3 |
| Natasha Mack | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5-8 | 0 |
| Lexi Held | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Valeriane Ayayi | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1-4 | 5 |
| Marta Suarez | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Kyara Linskens | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rae Burrell * | 34 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 7-16 | 0 |
| Ariel Atkins * | 33 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5-9 | 5 |
| Dearica Hamby * | 31 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 7-12 | 0 |
| Nneka Ogwumike * | 30 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4-10 | -4 |
| Erica Wheeler * | 26 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1-6 | -5 |
| Cameron Brink | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2-9 | -4 |
| Chance Gray | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | -3 |
| Kiana Williams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Jihyun Park | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | -6 |
| Kate Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Emma Cannon | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |