The Phoenix Mercury lost to the Connecticut Sun, 96 to 83, without Natasha Mack on July 17. Kahleah Copper had 21 points to lead the Mercury. With the loss, the Mercury moved to 8-18 on the season.
| TEAM | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Mercury | 7/17/2026 | vs | L 83-96 | 200 | 83 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 65 | 46.2 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 55.2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 18 | ||
| 2 | | Mercury | 7/13/2026 | @ | L 100-104 | 200 | 100 | 26 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 63 | 55.6 | 11 | 25 | 44.0 | 19 | 21 | 90.5 | 69.2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 18 | ||
| 3 | | Mercury | 7/11/2026 | @ | L 58-106 | 200 | 58 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 66 | 34.8 | 7 | 31 | 22.6 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 41.7 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 16 | ||
| 4 | | Mercury | 7/9/2026 | vs | L 89-92 | 200 | 89 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 71 | 49.3 | 11 | 27 | 40.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 59.0 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 5 | | Mercury | 7/7/2026 | vs | L 66-77 | 200 | 66 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 54 | 37.0 | 7 | 24 | 29.2 | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 51.1 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 19 | ||
| 6 | | Mercury | 7/2/2026 | vs | W 90-67 | 200 | 90 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 73 | 45.2 | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 55.3 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 13 | ||
| 7 | | Mercury | 6/27/2026 | @ | W 89-80 | 200 | 89 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 67 | 43.3 | 10 | 27 | 37.0 | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 55.8 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 8 | | Mercury | 6/24/2026 | @ | W 111-109 | 200 | 111 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 66 | 59.1 | 7 | 20 | 35.0 | 26 | 33 | 78.8 | 68.9 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 19 | ||
| 9 |  | Mercury | 6/7/2025 | vs | L 77-89 | 200 | 77 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 66 | 43.9 | 8 | 25 | 32.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 53.7 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 10 | | Mercury | 6/5/2025 | vs | W 86-77 | 200 | 86 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 65 | 46.2 | 11 | 25 | 44.0 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 58.3 | 10 | 26 | 19 | 20 | ||
| 11 | | Mercury | 6/3/2025 | @ | L 65-88 | 200 | 65 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 73 | 38.4 | 5 | 30 | 16.7 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 43.2 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 10 | ||
| 12 | | Mercury | 6/1/2025 | @ | W 85-80 | 200 | 85 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 64 | 40.6 | 12 | 29 | 41.4 | 21 | 24 | 87.5 | 57.0 | 7 | 31 | 14 | 22 | ||
| 13 | | Mercury | 5/30/2025 | vs | L 71-74 | 200 | 71 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 71 | 39.4 | 3 | 26 | 11.5 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 46.0 | 11 | 27 | 15 | 19 | ||
| 14 | | Mercury | 5/27/2025 | vs | W 94-89 | 200 | 94 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 78 | 42.3 | 16 | 40 | 40.0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 54.4 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 18 | ||
| 15 | | Mercury | 5/25/2025 | vs | W 68-62 | 200 | 68 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 63 | 33.3 | 11 | 34 | 32.4 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 47.6 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 21 | ||
| 16 | | Mercury | 5/23/2025 | @ | L 70-77 | 200 | 70 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 63 | 42.9 | 8 | 24 | 33.3 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 51.6 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 19 | ||
| 17 | | Mercury | 5/21/2025 | vs | W 89-86 | 200 | 89 | 33 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 67 | 41.8 | 11 | 33 | 33.3 | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | 56.4 | 6 | 27 | 12 | 21 | ||
| 18 | | Mercury | 5/17/2025 | vs | W 81-59 | 200 | 81 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 58 | 51.7 | 8 | 24 | 33.3 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 60.2 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 22 | ||
| 19 | | Mercury | 9/10/2023 | @ | L 85-100 | 200 | 85 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 71 | 47.9 | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 57.7 | 10 | 22 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 20 | | Mercury | 9/8/2023 | vs | L 73-94 | 200 | 73 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 75 | 34.7 | 5 | 18 | 27.8 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 44.0 | 8 | 27 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 21 | | Mercury | 9/5/2023 | vs | L 77-100 | 200 | 77 | 31 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 65 | 44.6 | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 52.8 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 22 | | Mercury | 9/3/2023 | @ | L 73-86 | 200 | 73 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 68 | 36.8 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 47.0 | 9 | 28 | 12 | 21 | ||
| 23 | | Mercury | 8/31/2023 | @ | L 74-84 | 200 | 74 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 58 | 51.7 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 58.9 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 23 | ||
| 24 | | Mercury | 8/29/2023 | @ | L 76-94 | 200 | 76 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 58 | 55.2 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 60.5 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 12 | ||
| 25 | | Mercury | 8/27/2023 | vs | L 74-77 | 200 | 74 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 62 | 51.6 | 2 | 15 | 13.3 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 55.7 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 20 | ||
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Team Leaders 
PPG
21.5
Copper
RPG
7.8
Thomas
APG
8.5
Thomas
Team Rankings
ORTG
105.4
12th
DRTG
109.5
11th
NETRTG
-4.0
9th
3P%
32.7
10th
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WNBA 2026 Rankings
WNBA Fantasy 2026
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WNBA 2026 Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lynx - x | 33 | 11 | .750 | |
| 2 |  Valkyries - x | 32 | 12 | .727 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Aces - x | 31 | 13 | .705 | 2.0 |
| 4 |  Dream - x | 30 | 14 | .682 | 3.0 |
| 5 |  Mystics - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 6 |  Fever - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 7 |  Wings - x | 27 | 17 | .614 | 6.0 |
| 8 |  Liberty - x | 26 | 18 | .591 | 7.0 |
| 9 |  Fire - e | 17 | 27 | .386 | 16.0 |
| 10 |  Sparks - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 11 |  Sky - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 12 |  Mercury - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 13 |  Tempo - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 14 |  Sun - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 15 |  Storm - e | 8 | 36 | .182 | 25.0 |