Phoenix Mercury
vs Los Angeles Sparks

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 before this tip, Phoenix Mercury stood at 11-19 across 30 games and Los Angeles Sparks at 10-17 across 27. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 0-5. Scoring in those short windows was 424-424 for the away team and 442-481 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.