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Phoenix Mercury vs New York Liberty

WNBA
Mercury
14-10
106-79
Final
Liberty
11-15
Barclays Center

Lead tracker

PHX leadsBiggest lead PHX 27, NY 2
Q1Q2Q3Q4
NY leads
Team1234T
PHX35202724106
NY1923271079

Who won: Mercury 106-79

The Phoenix Mercury beat the New York Liberty 106-79 on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Barclays Center. The Mercury win the series 2-1. The Mercury outscored the Liberty 35-19 in the 1st quarter. Skylar Diggins led the Mercury in points (27). Betnijah Laney-Hamilton led the Liberty in points (20).

Player of the game

Brittney Griner

PHX · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

8.9

Win probability

100%PHX final
PHXNY

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of the 4th Quarter
  3. Q4 16.4Shey Peddy

    Defensive rebound

    Shey Peddy defensive rebound

  4. Q4 17.8Sabrina Ionescu

    Misses 24-foot three point jumper

    Sabrina Ionescu misses 24-foot three point jumper

    S. Ionescu · 10 PTS

  5. THREEQ4 28.7
    Alanna Smith

    Three! Jumper, 25 ft

    A. Smith · 3 PTS · ast S. Peddy

    Alanna Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shey Peddy assists)

    PHX 106 - 79 NY
  6. Q4 37.0Shey Peddy

    Defensive rebound

    Shey Peddy defensive rebound

  7. Q4 38.4Natasha Howard

    Misses 24-foot three point jumper

    Natasha Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper

    N. Howard · 7 PTS

  8. Q4 45.8Shey Peddy
    +2

    Driving floating jump shot, 7 ft

    Shey Peddy makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot

    S. Peddy · 2 PTS

    PHX 103 - 79 NY
  9. Q4 1:05PHX

    Short timeout

    Phoenix 20 Sec. timeout

  10. Q4 1:07Brianna Turner

    Defensive rebound

    Brianna Turner defensive rebound

  11. Q4 1:08Natasha Howard

    Misses 8-foot jumper

    Natasha Howard misses 8-foot jumper

    N. Howard · 7 PTS

  12. Q4 1:25Natasha Howard

    Defensive rebound

    Natasha Howard defensive rebound

  13. Q4 1:26Skylar Diggins

    Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper

    Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper

    Diggins-Smith · 27 PTS

  14. Q4 1:38PHX

    Full timeout

    Phoenix Full timeout

  15. Q4 1:39DiDi Richards

    Brittney Griner blocks DiDi Richards 's 3-foot two...

    Brittney Griner blocks DiDi Richards 's 3-foot two point shot

    D. Richards · 14 PTS

  16. Q4 1:48Skylar Diggins
    +2

    Smith makes driving floating jump shot, 3 ft

    Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot

    Diggins-Smith · 27 PTS

    PHX 101 - 79 NY
  17. Q4 2:02Brianna Turner

    Defensive rebound

    Brianna Turner defensive rebound

  18. Q4 2:03Rebecca Allen

    Misses 25-foot three point jumper

    Rebecca Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper

    R. Allen · 12 PTS

  19. THREEQ4 2:23
    Skylar Diggins

    Three! Smith makes jumper, 23 ft

    Diggins-Smith · 27 PTS · ast D. Taurasi

    Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)

    PHX 99 - 79 NY
  20. Q4 2:40Brittney Griner

    Defensive rebound

    Brittney Griner defensive rebound

  21. Q4 2:41Natasha Howard

    Misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot

    Natasha Howard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot

    N. Howard · 7 PTS

  22. Q4 3:05NY

    Full timeout

    New York Full timeout

  23. Q4 3:06Brianna Turner
    +2

    Layup, 3 ft

    Brianna Turner makes 3-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)

    B. Turner · 10 PTS · ast D. Taurasi

    PHX 96 - 79 NY
  24. Q4 3:15Brianna Turner

    Defensive rebound

    Brianna Turner defensive rebound

  25. Q4 3:16Betnijah Laney-Hamilton

    Betnijah Laney misses 12-foot two point shot

    Laney · 20 PTS

Leaders

PHXNY
Points
Skylar Diggins
27
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton
20
Assists
Diana Taurasi
9
Sabrina Ionescu
7
Rebounds
Brianna Turner
15
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton
8

Season seriesPHX wins series 2-1