most points in a playoff quarter before 2010

Before 2010, Diana Taurasi dropped the most points in a single WNBA playoff run in the first quarter, with 61 points in 2009.

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
61
2009
PHX PHX
11
8.4
5.5
0.9
1.5
0.1
0.4
2.0
4.4
45.8
0.8
2.0
40.9
0.7
0.8
88.9
58.7
0.1
0.8
0.6
93
10
17
1
4
7
6
-14
2Tamika Catchings
T. Catchings
60
2009
IND IND
10
9.6
6.0
2.7
1.5
1.1
0.3
2.1
3.6
58.3
0.4
1.0
40.0
1.4
1.6
87.5
69.7
0.4
2.3
0.8
96
27
15
11
3
8
5
+34
3Tammy Sutton-Brown
T. Sutton-Brown
53
2009
IND IND
10
7.3
5.3
1.4
0.2
0.2
0.3
2.1
3.1
67.7
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.7
64.7
68.9
0.3
1.1
0.7
73
14
2
2
3
7
8
+12
4Cheryl Ford
C. Ford
53
2006
DET DET
10
8.9
5.3
2.6
0.5
0.6
0.3
1.8
3.2
56.3
0.0
0.0
1.7
1.8
94.4
66.4
0.5
2.1
0.2
89
26
5
6
3
2
7
-14
5Penny Taylor
P. Taylor
52
2007
PHX PHX
9
8.7
5.8
1.7
1.0
0.7
0.1
2.0
3.7
54.5
0.2
0.7
33.3
1.6
1.7
93.3
65.7
0.6
1.1
1.1
78
15
9
6
1
10
7
+31
6Deanna Nolan
D. Nolan
49
2006
DET DET
10
9.8
4.9
0.6
0.9
0.2
0.2
2.0
4.4
45.5
0.3
0.6
50.0
0.6
0.8
75.0
51.6
0.2
0.4
0.7
98
6
9
2
2
7
4
-20
7DeMya Walker
D. Walker
46
2006
SAC SAC
9
6.2
5.1
1.0
0.4
0.4
0.1
2.1
3.3
63.3
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.2
72.7
66.0
0.8
0.2
0.6
56
9
4
4
1
5
4
+45
8Deanna Nolan
D. Nolan
44
2008
DET DET
9
10.0
4.9
1.8
0.8
0.4
0.2
1.9
4.1
45.9
0.2
1.0
22.2
0.9
0.9
100.0
54.3
0.2
1.6
0.8
90
16
7
4
2
7
4
+46
9Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
44
2007
PHX PHX
9
8.5
4.9
1.1
1.7
0.4
0.1
2.0
4.0
50.0
0.2
1.0
22.2
0.7
0.7
100.0
56.9
0.1
1.0
0.4
77
10
15
4
1
4
1
+23
10Cappie Pondexter
C. Pondexter
43
2009
PHX PHX
11
7.9
3.9
0.7
0.9
0.5
0.0
1.5
2.7
56.7
0.1
0.4
25.0
0.7
0.7
100.0
64.1
0.1
0.6
0.7
87
8
10
5
0
8
5
-2
11Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
43
2007
PHX PHX
9
9.2
4.8
1.3
1.0
0.4
0.3
1.9
4.8
39.5
0.8
3.0
25.9
0.2
0.2
100.0
49.0
0.0
1.3
0.8
83
12
9
4
3
7
11
+31
12Katie Douglas
K. Douglas
41
2009
IND IND
10
9.6
4.1
1.0
1.5
0.4
0.2
1.4
3.5
40.0
0.6
1.5
40.0
0.7
0.8
87.5
53.2
0.4
0.6
0.5
96
10
15
4
2
5
5
+35
13Penny Taylor
P. Taylor
40
2009
PHX PHX
11
4.3
3.6
1.0
0.5
0.2
0.0
1.2
1.9
61.9
0.5
0.8
55.6
0.8
0.8
100.0
80.1
0.2
0.8
0.2
48
11
6
2
0
2
2
+24
14Katie Smith
K. Smith
40
2007
DET DET
11
9.9
3.6
1.0
1.0
0.4
0.0
1.5
3.9
37.2
0.7
1.9
38.1
0.0
0.0
46.5
0.2
0.8
1.0
109
11
11
4
0
11
6
-40
15Becky Hammon
B. Hammon
39
2008
SAN SAN
9
10.0
4.3
0.7
1.3
0.4
0.2
1.3
2.9
46.2
0.2
1.0
22.2
1.4
1.7
86.7
59.8
0.0
0.7
0.8
90
6
12
4
2
7
4
-3
16Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
39
2006
SAC SAC
9
7.5
4.3
2.8
0.9
0.4
0.1
1.7
3.3
50.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.2
81.8
56.0
1.2
1.6
0.6
67
25
8
4
1
5
5
+55
17Ebony Hoffman
E. Hoffman
38
2009
IND IND
10
8.3
3.8
0.7
0.3
0.2
0.1
1.6
2.6
61.5
0.2
0.4
50.0
0.4
0.6
66.7
66.3
0.1
0.6
0.6
83
7
3
2
1
6
9
+41
18Katie Smith
K. Smith
35
2006
DET DET
10
10.0
3.5
0.3
1.4
0.1
0.0
1.3
3.0
43.3
0.3
1.1
27.3
0.6
0.7
85.7
52.9
0.2
0.1
0.6
100
3
14
1
0
6
4
-20
19Sophia Young-Malcolm
S. Young-Malcolm
34
2008
SAN SAN
9
9.5
3.8
1.6
0.3
0.3
0.0
1.3
3.9
34.3
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.7
66.7
40.9
0.3
1.2
0.6
86
14
3
3
0
5
3
0
20Deanna Nolan
D. Nolan
33
2007
DET DET
11
9.6
3.0
1.9
1.2
0.2
0.0
1.1
3.3
33.3
0.5
1.2
38.5
0.4
0.4
100.0
43.7
0.4
1.5
0.8
105
21
13
2
0
9
7
-34
21Taj McWilliams-Franklin
T. McWilliams-Franklin
32
2008
DET DET
9
8.0
3.6
1.4
0.3
0.4
0.6
1.8
3.0
59.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
59.3
0.3
1.1
0.1
72
13
3
4
5
1
2
+53
22Kara Lawson
K. Lawson
32
2006
SAC SAC
9
8.4
3.6
1.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
1.2
2.1
57.9
0.6
1.0
55.6
0.6
0.7
83.3
73.9
0.4
0.8
0.4
76
11
1
1
0
4
4
+50
23Tangela Smith
T. Smith
31
2009
PHX PHX
11
7.0
2.8
0.6
0.2
0.3
0.3
1.1
1.7
63.2
0.6
1.0
63.6
0.0
0.0
81.6
0.2
0.5
0.2
77
7
2
3
3
2
13
-18
24Anna DeForge
A. DeForge
31
2007
IND IND
6
10.0
5.2
0.8
0.2
0.5
0.2
2.0
4.3
46.2
0.7
1.7
40.0
0.5
0.5
100.0
56.7
0.0
0.8
0.7
60
5
1
3
1
4
2
+5
25Ann Wauters
A. Wauters
30
2008
SAN SAN
9
7.4
3.3
1.2
0.4
0.1
0.7
1.4
2.6
56.5
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.4
0.4
100.0
60.6
0.3
0.9
0.1
66
11
4
1
6
1
3
-9
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PPG

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Copper

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RPG

7.8

Thomas

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APG

8.5

Thomas

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Team Rankings

ORTG

105.4

12th

DRTG

109.5

11th

NETRTG

-4.0

9th

3P%

32.7

10th

2026 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
Wings Wings
27
17
.614
6.0
5
Fire Fire
17
27
.386
16.0
6
Mercury Mercury
16
28
.364
17.0
7
Sparks Sparks
16
28
.364
17.0
8
Storm Storm
8
36
.182
25.0
Last Game
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31 - 13

100

Final

82

PHX Mercury

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.3

Ogunbowale

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27.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

27.0

Stewart

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Playoffs RPG Leaders

15.0

Iriafen

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10.2

Jones

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9.5

Stokes

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.7

Clark

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8.8

Canada

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6.2

Young

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.2

Howard

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2.2

Canada

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2.0

Gray

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

2.8

Jones

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2.2

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

2.2

Reese

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.7

Clark

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3.2

Ionescu

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3.0

Laksa

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

JocytÄ—

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113.6

VanSlooten

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110.0

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WNBA 2026 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Dream

114.8

Valkyries

114.5

Wings

113.0

Liberty

111.5

Fever

109.0

Aces

106.9
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Dream

102.9

Valkyries

105.0

Liberty

107.2

Aces

108.0

Mystics

115.1

Fever

116.4
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Dream

11.9

Valkyries

9.4

Liberty

4.3

Aces

-1.1

Fever

-7.4

Wings

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284.2

Wilson

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262.3

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

226.8

Williams

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Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

282.5

Wilson

A'ja Wilson

255.5

Stewart

Breanna Stewart

233.3

Williams

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93.7

Bibby

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44.6

Koné

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37.0

Ogunbowale

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40.0

Stewart

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38.3

Gray

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38.2

Howard

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2.50

Bibby

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1.41

Okot

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1.39

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Mystics

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Sparks

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Aces

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Sky

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Dream

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Tempo

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Lynx

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Wings

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Fire

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TeamWLPCTGB
1
Lynx Lynx - x
33
11
.750
2
Valkyries Valkyries - x
32
12
.727
1.0
3
Aces Aces - x
31
13
.705
2.0
4
Dream Dream - x
30
14
.682
3.0
5
Mystics Mystics - x
28
16
.636
5.0
6
Fever Fever - x
28
16
.636
5.0
7
Wings Wings - x
27
17
.614
6.0
8
Liberty Liberty - x
26
18
.591
7.0
9
Fire Fire - e
17
27
.386
16.0
10
Sparks Sparks - e
16
28
.364
17.0
11
Sky Sky - e
16
28
.364
17.0
12
Mercury Mercury - e
16
28
.364
17.0
13
Tempo Tempo - e
11
33
.250
22.0
14
Sun Sun - e
11
33
.250
22.0
15
Storm Storm - e
8
36
.182
25.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
7/2
SEA SEA
@
PHX PHX
67-90
Fri
7/3
MIN MIN
@
NYL NYL
86-99
Fri
7/3
CHI CHI
@
LVA LVA
90-98
Sat
7/4
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
88-83
Sat
7/4
PDX PDX
@
SEA SEA
77-72

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/17
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
3:30 PM
Mon
10/19
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM
Thu
10/22
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Sat
10/24
GSV GSV
@
ATL ATL
3:30 PM
Mon
10/26
ATL ATL
@
GSV GSV
8:00 PM