The Phoenix Mercury lost to the Washington Mystics, 80 to 73, on August 27. Kahleah Copper had 35 points to lead all scorers. With the loss, the Mercury moved to 13-26 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 | 8/27/2026 | vs | L 73-80 | 200 | 73 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 66 | 40.9 | 5 | 17 | 29.4 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 49.4 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 21 | ||
| 2 | | Mercury | 8/25/2026 | vs | L 84-94 | 200 | 84 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 70 | 47.1 | 3 | 17 | 17.6 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 54.2 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 21 | ||
| 3 | | Mercury | 8/9/2026 | @ | L 75-95 | 200 | 75 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 69 | 42.0 | 11 | 29 | 37.9 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 51.7 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 15 | ||
| 4 |  | Mercury | 9/4/2025 | @ | W 75-69 | 200 | 75 | 40 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 67 | 41.8 | 13 | 34 | 38.2 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 52.8 | 7 | 33 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 5 | | Mercury | 7/27/2025 | @ | W 88-72 | 200 | 88 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 68 | 51.5 | 5 | 21 | 23.8 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 59.3 | 6 | 27 | 14 | 19 |
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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 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 |