The Phoenix Mercury were defeated by the New York Liberty, 94 to 92, in their last game on August 1. DeWanna Bonner and Kahleah Copper had 25 points to lead the Mercury. With the loss, the Mercury moved to 11-19 on the season.
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More Mercury Stats
Team Leaders 
PPG
21.3
Copper
RPG
7.7
Thomas
APG
8.4
Thomas
Team Rankings
ORTG
105.3
11th
DRTG
109.1
10th
NETRTG
-3.8
10th
3P%
32.7
10th
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lynx - x | 31 | 9 | .775 | |
| 2 |  Valkyries - x | 29 | 11 | .725 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Aces - x | 27 | 13 | .675 | 4.0 |
| 4 |  Dream - x | 26 | 14 | .650 | 5.0 |
| 5 |  Fever - x | 26 | 14 | .650 | 5.0 |
| 6 |  Liberty - x | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7.0 |
| 7 |  Mystics - x | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7.0 |
| 8 |  Wings - x | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7.0 |
| 9 |  Fire - e | 16 | 24 | .400 | 15.0 |
| 10 |  Sky - e | 15 | 25 | .375 | 16.0 |
| 11 |  Sparks - e | 15 | 25 | .375 | 16.0 |
| 12 |  Mercury - e | 14 | 26 | .350 | 17.0 |
| 13 |  Tempo - e | 11 | 29 | .275 | 20.0 |
| 14 |  Sun - e | 10 | 30 | .250 | 21.0 |
| 15 |  Storm - e | 8 | 32 | .200 | 23.0 |