Dream 89-79 Mercury (Live)

All

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Scoring Plays

All Plays

4Q 03:43

89 - 79

Free throw

A. Gray

Free throw 1/2

A. Reese makes cutting layup

Assisted by A. Gray

4Q 04:03

88-79

A. Thomas makes driving layup

Assisted by D. Bonner

4Q 04:15

86-79

J. Canada makes free throw 2/2

4Q 04:33

86-77

J. Canada makes free throw 1/2

4Q 04:33

85-77

D. Bonner makes free throw 2/2

4Q 04:56

84-77

D. Bonner makes free throw 1/2

4Q 04:56

84-76

J. Canada makes 24' three

Assisted by A. Gray

4Q 05:10

84-75

A. Thomas makes free throw 2/2

4Q 05:22

81-75

A. Thomas makes 7' turnaround hook shot

4Q 05:55

81-74

A. Reese makes cutting layup

Assisted by R. Howard

4Q 06:49

81-72

D. Bonner makes free throw 2/2

4Q 07:03

79-72

D. Bonner makes free throw 1/2

4Q 07:03

79-71

N. Hillmon makes 25' three

Assisted by R. Howard

4Q 07:55

79-70

R. Howard makes free throw 1/1

4Q 08:38

76-70

A. Reese makes driving layup

Assisted by J. Canada

4Q 08:59

75-70

K. Copper makes driving finger roll

4Q 09:11

73-70

R. Howard makes 10' driving bank floater

3Q 00:00

73-68

M. Okot makes free throw 2/2

3Q 00:34

71-68

M. Okot makes free throw 1/2

3Q 00:34

70-68

A. Thomas makes driving reverse layup

3Q 00:45

69-68

L. Held makes 26' three

Assisted by K. Copper

3Q 01:24

69-66

J. Canada makes free throw 2/2

3Q 01:35

69-63

J. Canada makes free throw 1/2

3Q 01:35

68-63

A. Reese makes putback layup

3Q 02:03

67-63

K. Copper makes 25' three

Assisted by A. Thomas

3Q 02:22

65-63

A. Reese makes driving layup

Assisted by J. Canada

3Q 02:36

65-60

N. Brochant makes 23' three

Assisted by L. Held

3Q 02:59

63-60

A. Gray makes 27' three

Assisted by J. Canada

3Q 03:13

63-57

K. Copper makes 25' three

Assisted by A. Thomas

3Q 03:25

60-57

K. Copper makes 4' driving floater

3Q 04:07

60-54

A. Gray makes 26' three

Assisted by J. Canada

3Q 04:19

60-52

K. Copper makes free throw 1/1

3Q 05:05

57-52

K. Copper makes layup

Assisted by A. Thomas

3Q 05:05

57-51

N. Brochant makes 23' three

Assisted by A. Thomas

3Q 05:55

57-49

A. Gray makes 12' jump shot

Assisted by R. Howard

3Q 06:17

57-46

K. Copper makes putback layup

3Q 06:28

55-46

D. Bonner makes running layup

Assisted by N. Brochant

3Q 07:46

55-44

R. Howard makes free throw 1/1

3Q 08:03

55-42

A. Thomas makes cutting layup

Assisted by S. Whitcomb

3Q 08:03

54-42

K. Copper makes layup

Assisted by A. Thomas

3Q 08:21

54-40

A. Reese makes cutting layup

Assisted by A. Gray

3Q 08:36

54-38

A. Reese makes putback layup

3Q 09:10

52-38

K. Copper makes free throw 1/1

3Q 09:44

50-38

K. Copper makes driving layup

Assisted by S. Whitcomb

3Q 09:44

50-37

A. Gray makes putback layup

2Q 00:07

50-35

I. Borlase makes running layup

Assisted by A. Reese

2Q 01:20

48-35

A. Thomas makes free throw 2/2

2Q 02:18

46-35

A. Thomas makes free throw 1/2

2Q 02:18

46-34

K. Copper makes 21' jump shot

Assisted by A. Thomas

2Q 02:40

46-33

A. Gray makes running layup

Assisted by A. Reese

2Q 02:59

46-31

A. Reese makes layup

2Q 03:22

44-31

N. Hillmon makes running layup

Assisted by I. Borlase

2Q 04:45

42-31

R. Howard makes driving layup

2Q 05:30

40-31

S. Whitcomb makes 26' three

Assisted by A. Thomas

2Q 05:41

38-31

I. Borlase makes driving layup

Assisted by R. Howard

2Q 06:01

38-28

A. Reese makes driving layup

Assisted by I. Borlase

2Q 06:56

36-28

K. Copper makes free throw 1/1

2Q 07:11

34-28

K. Copper makes driving layup

Assisted by D. Bonner

2Q 07:11

34-27

D. Bonner makes cutting layup

Assisted by A. Thomas

2Q 07:39

34-25

N. Hillmon makes 23' three

Assisted by I. Borlase

2Q 08:06

34-23

K. Copper makes layup

Assisted by S. Whitcomb

2Q 08:49

31-23

A. Reese makes layup

2Q 09:02

31-21

V. Ayayi makes 24' pullup three

Assisted by D. Bonner

2Q 09:22

29-21

L. Held makes 26' three

Assisted by V. Ayayi

1Q 00:24

29-18

J. Canada makes driving layup

1Q 00:42

29-15

V. Ayayi makes free throw 2/2

1Q 01:00

27-15

V. Ayayi makes free throw 1/2

1Q 01:00

27-14

A. Gray makes free throw 1/1

1Q 02:19

27-13

A. Gray makes running layup

1Q 02:19

26-13

T. Paopao makes 24' three

Assisted by I. Borlase

1Q 02:48

24-13

L. Held makes free throw 2/2

1Q 02:59

21-13

L. Held makes free throw 1/2

1Q 02:59

21-12

M. Okot makes cutting layup

Assisted by I. Borlase

1Q 03:32

21-11

K. Copper makes free throw 2/2

1Q 03:42

19-11

K. Copper makes free throw 1/2

1Q 03:42

19-10

J. Canada makes 24' three

Assisted by I. Borlase

1Q 03:58

19-9

K. Copper makes 23' running three

Assisted by A. Thomas

1Q 04:12

16-9

A. Reese makes running layup

1Q 04:19

16-6

S. Whitcomb makes 24' three

Assisted by A. Thomas

1Q 05:41

14-6

R. Howard makes 26' three

Assisted by N. Hillmon

1Q 06:09

14-3

R. Howard makes 26' three

Assisted by A. Gray

1Q 06:45

11-3

K. Copper makes free throw 2/2

1Q 06:57

8-3

A. Reese makes cutting layup

Assisted by R. Howard

1Q 07:30

8-2

R. Howard makes 27' three

Assisted by J. Canada

1Q 08:19

6-2

D. Bonner makes 17' pullup

1Q 08:37

3-2

R. Howard makes 26' pullup three

1Q 09:41

4Q 03:43

89 - 79

Timeout

Mercury

A. Gray makes free throw 1/2

4Q 03:43

89-79

N. Brochant shooting foul on A. Gray

4Q 03:43

88-79

R. Howard rebound

4Q 03:47

88-79

A. Thomas misses 10' turnaround hook shot

4Q 03:51

88-79

All plays

ATL

PHX

1

29

18

2

21

17

3

23

33

4

16

11

89

79

Top Performers

Points

33

Copper

PHX

Rebounds

14

Thomas

PHX

Assists

10

Thomas

PHX

Threes

4

Howard

ATL

Team Stats

PHX

34-71 (47.9%)

FG%

26-58 (44.8%)

11-36 (30.6%)

3PM

10-21 (47.6%)

10-11 (90.9%)

FTM

17-21 (81.0%)

30

Rebounds

33

23

Assists

20

8

Turnovers

15

ATL

Injuries

PHX

Brionna Jones

F

Out (Leg)

F

Marta Suarez

Out (Head)

G

Kelsey Plum

Out (Calf)

2026 Standings

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx - x	31	7	.816
2	Valkyries - x	25	11	.694	5.0
3	Aces - x	25	13	.658	6.0
4	Dream	23	13	.639	7.0
5	Fever	24	14	.632	7.0
6	Liberty	23	15	.605	8.0
7	Mystics	21	15	.583	9.0
8	Wings	21	16	.568	9.5
9	Fire	15	21	.417	15.0
10	Sky	15	22	.405	15.5
11	Mercury	13	23	.361	17.0
12	Sparks - e	13	24	.351	17.5
13	Tempo - e	11	25	.306	19.0
14	Sun - e	9	27	.250	21.0
15	Storm - e	7	30	.189	23.5

Game Info

August 22, 2026

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Phoenix, Arizona

#43 Kevin Fahy (Head Official)

#47 Genesis Perrymond

#76 Toni Patillo

ATL

PHX

1

29

18

2

21

17

3

23

33

4

16

11

89

79

All

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Angel Reese A. Reese #5	31	24	13 (3)	2	4	0	+16	2	2	12-19	0-4	0-1	61.7
Naz Hillmon N. Hillmon #00	31	8	3 (0)	1	0	1	+4	1	3	3-7	2-6	0-0	57.1
Allisha Gray A. Gray #15	34	16	5 (1)	4	1	0	+10	0	4	6-12	2-7	2-2	62.1
Jordin Canada J. Canada #3	25	12	2 (1)	5	1	2	+1	1	4	3-10	2-7	4-4	51.0
Rhyne Howard R. Howard #10	34	18	3 (1)	5	2	0	+6	3	4	6-12	4-10	2-2	69.9

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Isobel Borlase I. Borlase #20	13	4	0 (0)	6	1	0	+9	0	2	2-5	0-1	0-0	40.0
Madina Okot M. Okot #11	10	4	4 (1)	0	2	0	0	1	3	1-5	0-0	2-2	34.0
Te-Hina Paopao T. Paopao #2	2	3	0 (0)	0	0	0	+4	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	150.0
Aaliyah Nye A. Nye #32
Jaylyn Sherrod J. Sherrod #4
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough S. Walker-Kimbrough #33
Brionna Jones B. Jones #42
Sika Koné S. Koné #23
Indya Nivar I. Nivar

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	ATL	89	30 (7)	23	11	3		34-71	11-36	10-11	58.7

On court

ATL

PHX

1

29

18

2

21

17

3

23

33

4

16

11

89

79

All

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Alyssa Thomas A. Thomas #25	30	11	14 (4)	10	1	-9	2	1	4-10	0-0	3-5	45.1
DeWanna Bonner D. Bonner #24	27	10	9 (1)	3	0	0	2	0	3-8	0-2	4-4	51.2
Noemie Brochant N. Brochant #1	24	6	0 (0)	1	3	-11	1	1	2-7	2-4	0-0	42.9
Kahleah Copper K. Copper #2	33	33	1 (1)	1	1	-7	1	2	12-19	3-6	6-8	73.3
Sami Whitcomb S. Whitcomb #33	23	6	2 (1)	3	0	-4	4	4	2-6	2-5	0-0	50.0

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Natasha Mack N. Mack #4	20	0	5 (0)	0	0	1	-8	1	3	0-2	0-0	0-0	0.0
Valeriane Ayayi V. Ayayi #11	13	5	2 (0)	1	0	2	-5	2	3	1-1	1-1	2-2	133.0
Lexi Held L. Held #10	13	8	0 (0)	1	0	0	-6	2	1	2-5	2-3	2-2	68.0
Kelsey Plum K. Plum #0
Maddy Westbeld M. Westbeld #21
Kyara Linskens K. Linskens #31
Marta Suarez M. Suarez #77
Kara Dunn K. Dunn #12
Shay Ciezki S. Ciezki #5

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	PHX	79	33 (7)	20	5	3		26-58	10-21	17-21	58.7

On court

ATL

PHX

1

29

18

2

21

17

3

23

33

4

16

11

89

79

All

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Scoring Plays

All Plays

A. Gray makes free throw 1/2

4Q 03:43

89-79

A. Reese makes cutting layup

Assisted by A. Gray

4Q 04:03

88-79

A. Thomas makes driving layup

Assisted by D. Bonner

4Q 04:15

86-79

J. Canada makes free throw 2/2

4Q 04:33

86-77

J. Canada makes free throw 1/2

4Q 04:33

85-77

D. Bonner makes free throw 2/2

4Q 04:56

84-77

D. Bonner makes free throw 1/2

4Q 04:56

84-76

J. Canada makes 24' three

Assisted by A. Gray

4Q 05:10

84-75

A. Thomas makes free throw 2/2

4Q 05:22

81-75

A. Thomas makes 7' turnaround hook shot

4Q 05:55

81-74

A. Reese makes cutting layup

Assisted by R. Howard

4Q 06:49

81-72

D. Bonner makes free throw 2/2

4Q 07:03

79-72

D. Bonner makes free throw 1/2

4Q 07:03

79-71

N. Hillmon makes 25' three

Assisted by R. Howard

4Q 07:55

79-70

R. Howard makes free throw 1/1

4Q 08:38

76-70

A. Reese makes driving layup

Assisted by J. Canada

4Q 08:59

75-70

K. Copper makes driving finger roll

4Q 09:11

73-70

R. Howard makes 10' driving bank floater

3Q 00:00

73-68

M. Okot makes free throw 2/2

3Q 00:34

71-68

M. Okot makes free throw 1/2

3Q 00:34

70-68

A. Thomas makes driving reverse layup

3Q 00:45

69-68

L. Held makes 26' three

Assisted by K. Copper

3Q 01:24

69-66

J. Canada makes free throw 2/2

3Q 01:35

69-63

J. Canada makes free throw 1/2

3Q 01:35

68-63

A. Reese makes putback layup

3Q 02:03

67-63

K. Copper makes 25' three

Assisted by A. Thomas

3Q 02:22

65-63

A. Reese makes driving layup

Assisted by J. Canada

3Q 02:36

65-60

N. Brochant makes 23' three

Assisted by L. Held

3Q 02:59

63-60

A. Gray makes 27' three

Assisted by J. Canada

3Q 03:13

63-57

K. Copper makes 25' three

Assisted by A. Thomas

3Q 03:25

60-57

K. Copper makes 4' driving floater

3Q 04:07

60-54

A. Gray makes 26' three

Assisted by J. Canada

3Q 04:19

60-52

K. Copper makes free throw 1/1

3Q 05:05

57-52

K. Copper makes layup

Assisted by A. Thomas

3Q 05:05

57-51

N. Brochant makes 23' three

Assisted by A. Thomas

3Q 05:55

57-49

A. Gray makes 12' jump shot

Assisted by R. Howard

3Q 06:17

57-46

K. Copper makes putback layup

3Q 06:28

55-46

D. Bonner makes running layup

Assisted by N. Brochant

3Q 07:46

55-44

R. Howard makes free throw 1/1

3Q 08:03

55-42

A. Thomas makes cutting layup

Assisted by S. Whitcomb

3Q 08:03

54-42

K. Copper makes layup

Assisted by A. Thomas

3Q 08:21

54-40

A. Reese makes cutting layup

Assisted by A. Gray

3Q 08:36

54-38

A. Reese makes putback layup

3Q 09:10

52-38

K. Copper makes free throw 1/1

3Q 09:44

50-38

K. Copper makes driving layup

Assisted by S. Whitcomb

3Q 09:44

50-37

A. Gray makes putback layup

2Q 00:07

50-35

I. Borlase makes running layup

Assisted by A. Reese

2Q 01:20

48-35

A. Thomas makes free throw 2/2

2Q 02:18

46-35

A. Thomas makes free throw 1/2

2Q 02:18

46-34

K. Copper makes 21' jump shot

Assisted by A. Thomas

2Q 02:40

46-33

A. Gray makes running layup

Assisted by A. Reese

2Q 02:59

46-31

A. Reese makes layup

2Q 03:22

44-31

N. Hillmon makes running layup

Assisted by I. Borlase

2Q 04:45

42-31

R. Howard makes driving layup

2Q 05:30

40-31

S. Whitcomb makes 26' three

Assisted by A. Thomas

2Q 05:41

38-31

I. Borlase makes driving layup

Assisted by R. Howard

2Q 06:01

38-28

A. Reese makes driving layup

Assisted by I. Borlase

2Q 06:56

36-28

K. Copper makes free throw 1/1

2Q 07:11

34-28

K. Copper makes driving layup

Assisted by D. Bonner

2Q 07:11

34-27

D. Bonner makes cutting layup

Assisted by A. Thomas

2Q 07:39

34-25

N. Hillmon makes 23' three

Assisted by I. Borlase

2Q 08:06

34-23

K. Copper makes layup

Assisted by S. Whitcomb

2Q 08:49

31-23

A. Reese makes layup

2Q 09:02

31-21

V. Ayayi makes 24' pullup three

Assisted by D. Bonner

2Q 09:22

29-21

L. Held makes 26' three

Assisted by V. Ayayi

1Q 00:24

29-18

J. Canada makes driving layup

1Q 00:42

29-15

V. Ayayi makes free throw 2/2

1Q 01:00

27-15

V. Ayayi makes free throw 1/2

1Q 01:00

27-14

A. Gray makes free throw 1/1

1Q 02:19

27-13

A. Gray makes running layup

1Q 02:19

26-13

T. Paopao makes 24' three

Assisted by I. Borlase

1Q 02:48

24-13

L. Held makes free throw 2/2

1Q 02:59

21-13

L. Held makes free throw 1/2

1Q 02:59

21-12

M. Okot makes cutting layup

Assisted by I. Borlase

1Q 03:32

21-11

K. Copper makes free throw 2/2

1Q 03:42

19-11

K. Copper makes free throw 1/2

1Q 03:42

19-10

J. Canada makes 24' three

Assisted by I. Borlase

1Q 03:58

19-9

K. Copper makes 23' running three

Assisted by A. Thomas

1Q 04:12

16-9

A. Reese makes running layup

1Q 04:19

16-6

S. Whitcomb makes 24' three

Assisted by A. Thomas

1Q 05:41

14-6

R. Howard makes 26' three

Assisted by N. Hillmon

1Q 06:09

14-3

R. Howard makes 26' three

Assisted by A. Gray

1Q 06:45

11-3

K. Copper makes free throw 2/2

1Q 06:57

8-3

A. Reese makes cutting layup

Assisted by R. Howard

1Q 07:30

8-2

R. Howard makes 27' three

Assisted by J. Canada

1Q 08:19

6-2

D. Bonner makes 17' pullup

1Q 08:37

3-2

R. Howard makes 26' pullup three

1Q 09:41

ATL

PHX

1

29

18

2

21

17

3

23

33

4

16

11

89

79

ATL

Team Stats

PHX

34-71 (47.9%)

FG%

26-58 (44.8%)

11-36 (30.6%)

3PM

10-21 (47.6%)

10-11 (90.9%)

FTM

17-21 (81.0%)

30

Rebounds

33

7

Offensive Rebounds

7

23

Defensive Rebounds

26

23

Assists

20

11

Steals

5

3

Blocks

3

8

Turnovers

15

16

Points Off Turnovers

7

11

Fastbreak Points

7

44

Points In Paint

28

8

Second Chance Points

11

22

Fouls

15

0

Technical Fouls

1

0

Flagrant Fouls

0

16

Biggest Lead

0

8

Longest Unanswered Run

6

Lead Changes

0

Ties

0

Phoenix hosts Atlanta following Howard's 26-point game

The Associated Press

Aug 21, 2026

Atlanta Dream (23-13, 11-5 Eastern Conference) at Phoenix Mercury (13-23, 8-11 Western Conference)

Phoenix; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta Dream takes on the Phoenix Mercury after Rhyne Howard scored 26 points in the Dream's 124-88 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks.

The Mercury are 5-11 on their home court. Phoenix ranks sixth in the Western Conference in rebounding with 31.6 rebounds. Alyssa Thomas leads the Mercury with 7.5 boards.

The Dream have gone 11-7 away from home. Atlanta is 4-2 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Phoenix's average of 7.8 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.6 fewer made shots on average than the 8.4 per game Atlanta gives up. Atlanta's 44.0% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.3 percentage points lower than Phoenix has given up to its opponents (46.3%).

The teams square off for the third time this season. In the last matchup on Aug. 5 the Dream won 96-82 led by 23 points from Howard, while Kelsey Plum scored 19 points for the Mercury.

TOP PERFORMERS: Thomas is averaging 14.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 8.2 assists for the Mercury. Kahleah Copper is averaging 20.4 points over the last 10 games.

Angel Reese is averaging 15.9 points, 11.9 rebounds and 1.7 steals for the Dream. Howard is averaging 3.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mercury: 5-5, averaging 85.5 points, 32.0 rebounds, 21.6 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 87.0 points per game.

Dream: 7-3, averaging 96.0 points, 37.2 rebounds, 23.2 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 86.9 points.

INJURIES: Mercury: Kelsey Plum: day to day (calf).

Dream: Brionna Jones: out (leg).

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

ATL

PHX

Top Performers

Team Stats

Team Stats

Injuries

2026 Standings

Game Info

Team Stats

Phoenix hosts Atlanta following Howard's 26-point game

Players Mentioned

Alyssa Thomas

Kelsey Plum

Angel Reese

Rhyne Howard

Brionna Jones

Kahleah Copper