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Los Angeles Sparks vs Phoenix Mercury Box Score & Player Stats: Sparks win 97-88, May 21, 2026

WNBA · Final · Thu, May 21, 2026
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Summary
1
2
3
4
T
Los Angeles Sparks16-28 · 1-0 away
97
Phoenix Mercury16-28 · 1-3 home
88
LA
25
35
22
15
97
PHX
24
19
27
18
88

Sparks top Mercury, 97–88

Every play in the reel, in the order it happened. The biggest swing: Kelsey Plum drills the trey.
How they scored
Q4
Cameron Brink makes free throw 2 of 2
88–74
LA
Q4
Natasha Mack makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Noemie Brochant assists)
88–76
PHX
Q4
Nneka Ogwumike makes 5-foot two point shot (Erica Wheeler assists)
90–76
LA
Q4
Natasha Mack makes 2-foot layup (Kahleah Copper assists)
90–78
PHX
Q4
Rae Burrell makes driving layup
92–78
LA
Q4
Kahleah Copper makes 26-foot three point jumper (Natasha Mack assists)
92–81
PHX
Q4
DeWanna Bonner makes running layup (Jovana Nogic assists)
92–83
PHX
Q4
Erica Wheeler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Plum assists)
95–83
LA
Q4
Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot
95–85
PHX
Q4
Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 2
96–85
LA
Q4
Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2
97–85
LA
Q4
Kahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 2
97–86
PHX
Q4
Kahleah Copper makes free throw 2 of 2
97–87
PHX
Q4
Kahleah Copper makes free throw 2 of 2
97–88
PHX
Los Angeles
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
Nneka Ogwumike
31
12
5-11
2-2
0-0
6
2
Dearica Hamby
30
27
7-11
2-3
11-11
15
3
Erica Wheeler
26
5
2-4
1-2
0-0
1
4
Kelsey Plum
34
16
6-14
4-10
0-0
1
7
Ariel Atkins
24
11
4-8
3-7
0-1
1
2
Cameron Brink
19
12
3-6
1-2
5-6
5
1
Jihyun Park
11
2
0-0
0-0
2-2
1
1
Rae Burrell
22
12
4-9
2-5
2-2
1
2
Kate Martin
1
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
Chance Gray
2
0
0-1
0-1
0-0
0
1
Phoenix
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
DeWanna Bonner
30
9
3-7
1-5
2-2
5
1
Alyssa Thomas
35
23
7-13
0-0
9-11
7
7
Natasha Mack
28
10
4-6
0-0
2-3
9
2
Kahleah Copper
36
22
7-20
1-7
7-10
5
2
Jovana Nogic
30
15
5-11
3-6
2-3
1
3
Valeriane Ayayi
6
0
0-2
0-0
0-0
2
0
Marta Suarez
9
6
2-4
2-4
0-0
1
0
Noemie Brochant
15
0
0-4
0-2
0-0
3
1
Kiana Williams
11
3
1-2
1-1
0-0
0
1
Quionche Carter
0
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0

Questions

Who won the Sparks vs Mercury game?

The Sparks beat the Mercury 97-88 on Thursday, May 21, at Mortgage Matchup Center.

What was the final score of Sparks vs Mercury?

Sparks 97, Mercury 88.

Played Thursday, May 21, 2026. Score and box score from ESPN. How we get our numbers

Win probability
LA 100%
The marked point is Kahleah Copper kicked ball turnover: 68% to 53% for Sparks on one play, the biggest of the game.
Western Conference
W
L
GB
Lynx
33
11
—
Valkyries
32
12
1
Aces
31
13
2
Wings
27
17
6
Fire
17
27
16
Sparks
16
28
17
Mercury
16
28
17
Storm
8
36
25

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