Phoenix MercuryMercury10-18
86FinalJul 22, 2026
Los Angeles SparksSparks10-16
82TVSpectrum Sports NetArizona's Family 3TVStreamWNBA League PassMerc+
Closing line
US sportsbook at tip-offMoneyline
PHX+100
LA−121
Spread
PHX +1.5−115
LA −1.5−105
Total O/U
Over 176.5−107
Under 176.5−113
- Spread: Mercury +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 176.5 (168 points).
Recap
The Phoenix Mercury beat the Los Angeles Sparks 86-82 at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Jul 22, 2026 to move to 10-18.
The lead changed hands 8 times.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 19 | 24 | 17 | 26 | 86 |
| LA | 18 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 82 |
Team stats
PHXLA
- FG
- 35-74
- 28-70
- 3PT
- 7-27
- 9-28
- FT
- 9-13
- 17-21
- Rebounds
- 33
- 37
- Assists
- 28
- 20
- Turnovers
- 12
- 18
Top performers
Phoenix MercuryLos Angeles Sparks
Points
Kahleah Copper21
Rae Burrell20
Assists
Alyssa Thomas15
Dearica Hamby5
Rebounds
Alyssa Thomas11
Nneka Ogwumike13
Player stats
Mercury · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeWanna Bonner F | 27 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Alyssa Thomas F | 36 | 19 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 9-13 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Noemie Brochant F | 23 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +5 |
| Kahleah Copper G | 30 | 21 | 10-16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | +8 |
| Monique Akoa Makani G | 24 | 14 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 |
| Valeriane Ayayi F | 13 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +5 |
| Natasha Mack F | 15 | 10 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sami Whitcomb G | 18 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +3 |
| Lexi Held G | 15 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sparks · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nneka Ogwumike F | 30 | 13 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | -4 |
| Dearica Hamby F | 31 | 18 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Erica Wheeler G | 26 | 5 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -5 |
| Ariel Atkins G | 33 | 15 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +5 |
| Rae Burrell G | 34 | 20 | 7-16 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Cameron Brink F | 19 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -4 |
| Jihyun Park F | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 |
| Kiana Williams G | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Kate Martin G | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 |
| Chance Gray G | 12 | 4 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 |
Game info
Venuecrypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Attendance16,900
OfficialsReferee: Roy Gulbeyan · Referee: Marcy Williams · Referee: Blanca Burns
TVSpectrum Sports Net · localArizona's Family 3TV · local
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