Top Performers
Points
23
Taurasi
PHX
Rebounds
10
Ionescu
NYL
Assists
9
Diggins
PHX
Threes
4
Ionescu
NYL
30-71 (42.3%)
FG%
27-66 (40.9%)
7-23 (30.4%)
3PM
9-30 (30.0%)
14-16 (87.5%)
FTM
21-24 (87.5%)
40
Rebounds
30
11
Offensive Rebounds
6
29
Defensive Rebounds
24
20
Assists
20
5
Steals
11
5
Blocks
4
15
Turnovers
9
7
Points Off Turnovers
20
12
Fastbreak Points
5
40
Points In Paint
32
15
Second Chance Points
9
21
Fouls
17
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Biggest Lead
16
7
Longest Unanswered Run
9
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
2022 Eastern Conference
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Sparks Game Summary
The Phoenix Mercury squeaked out a win over the New York Liberty, 84 to 81, on July 7, 2022.
Game Info
July 7, 2022
Footprint Center
Phoenix, Arizona
#55 Eric Brewton (Head Official)
#18 Kurt Walker
#9 Tim Greene
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Howard #6 | 29 | 16 | 7 (3) | 3 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 54.6 |
S. Ionescu #20 | 34 | 22 | 10 (1) | 3 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 6 | 5 | 7-18 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 55.7 |
M. Johannes #23 | 24 | 2 | 1 (0) | 6 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 16.7 |
C. Dangerfield #2 | 11 | 2 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
S. Dolson #31 | 17 | 16 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 2 | 4 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 81.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Onyenwere #12 | 22 | 2 | 5 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 0 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
S. Whitcomb #33 | 22 | 12 | 8 (3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 76.1 |
D. Richards #2 | 22 | 4 | 5 (1) | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
H. Xu #21 | 19 | 5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 36.3 |
R. Allen #9 | |||||||||||||
B. Laney-Hamilton #44 | |||||||||||||
J. Willoughby #13 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NYL | 81 | 40 (11) | 20 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 30-71 | 7-23 | 14-16 | 51.9 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Diggins #4 | 32 | 13 | 7 (2) | 9 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 0 | 2-12 | 1-4 | 8-8 | 41.9 |
D. Taurasi #3 | 34 | 23 | 3 (1) | 3 | 1 | 1 | +9 | 2 | 4 | 6-16 | 4-10 | 7-7 | 60.3 |
B. Turner #11 | 29 | 8 | 4 (2) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 80.0 |
S. Cunningham #8 | 34 | 23 | 5 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 2 | 10-15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 76.7 |
S. Peddy #5 | 34 | 13 | 2 (0) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 58.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Gray #1 | 17 | 2 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
D. DeShields #0 | 16 | 2 | 4 (0) | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 2-4 | 12.9 |
J. Simms | 5 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
S. Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
B. Griner #42 | |||||||||||||
M. Gustafson #17 | |||||||||||||
K. Nurse #11 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PHX | 84 | 30 (6) | 20 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 27-66 | 9-30 | 21-24 | 54.9 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
D. Taurasi makes 30' three
1Q 09:16
S. Peddy makes free throw 2/2
1Q 09:01
N. Howard makes 6' turnaround hook shot
1Q 08:40
2-4
S. Cunningham makes 24' three
Assisted by B. Turner
1Q 08:30
2-7
S. Dolson makes cutting layup
Assisted by M. Johannes
1Q 08:12
4-7
S. Cunningham makes layup
Assisted by S. Diggins
1Q 07:58
4-9
S. Cunningham makes 27' three
Assisted by S. Diggins
1Q 07:17
4-12
S. Ionescu makes 0' pullup
Assisted by H. Xu
1Q 06:14
6-12
D. Taurasi makes cutting layup
Assisted by S. Diggins
1Q 06:06
6-14
D. Taurasi makes free throw 1/1
1Q 06:06
6-15
S. Whitcomb makes 8' driving floater
1Q 05:30
8-15
S. Cunningham makes 9' jump shot
Assisted by S. Diggins
1Q 04:36
8-17
N. Howard makes free throw 1/2
1Q 04:06
9-17
N. Howard makes free throw 2/2
1Q 04:06
10-17
S. Cunningham makes 26' three
Assisted by D. DeShields
1Q 03:42
10-20
D. Richards makes 13' pullup
1Q 03:27
12-20
R. Gray makes layup
Assisted by S. Peddy
1Q 02:43
12-22
H. Xu makes 11' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by C. Dangerfield
1Q 02:32
14-22
D. DeShields makes free throw 1/2
1Q 02:13
14-23
S. Dolson makes layup
Assisted by D. Richards
1Q 01:53
16-23
S. Cunningham makes driving layup
1Q 01:42
16-25
S. Cunningham makes 10' jump shot
Assisted by J. Simms
1Q 01:07
16-27
S. Peddy makes free throw 1/2
1Q 00:40
16-28
S. Peddy makes free throw 2/2
1Q 00:40
16-29
N. Howard makes free throw 1/2
1Q 00:26
17-29
N. Howard makes free throw 2/2
1Q 00:26
18-29
S. Diggins makes driving layup
2Q 09:42
18-31
D. Richards makes cutting layup
Assisted by N. Howard
2Q 09:00
20-31
M. Onyenwere makes driving layup
Assisted by M. Johannes
2Q 08:37
22-31
N. Howard makes running layup
Assisted by M. Johannes
2Q 08:02
24-31
D. Taurasi makes 27' three
Assisted by S. Diggins
2Q 07:13
24-34
B. Turner makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by S. Diggins
2Q 06:48
24-36
B. Turner makes cutting layup
Assisted by D. Taurasi
2Q 06:27
24-38
S. Cunningham makes 2' turnaround hook shot
Assisted by S. Peddy
2Q 04:46
24-40
S. Ionescu makes running layup
2Q 04:13
26-40
S. Ionescu makes 8' turnaround jump shot
2Q 03:36
28-40
S. Whitcomb makes 26' running three
Assisted by M. Onyenwere
2Q 02:25
31-40
D. Taurasi makes free throw 1/2
2Q 02:13
31-41
D. Taurasi makes free throw 2/2
2Q 02:13
31-42
H. Xu makes free throw 2/2
2Q 00:23
32-42
C. Dangerfield makes running layup
Assisted by S. Ionescu
2Q 00:00
34-42
S. Dolson makes free throw 1/2
3Q 08:49
35-42
S. Dolson makes free throw 2/2
3Q 08:49
36-42
D. Taurasi makes free throw 1/2
3Q 08:38
36-43
D. Taurasi makes free throw 2/2
3Q 08:38
36-44
M. Johannes makes 21' jump shot
Assisted by S. Ionescu
3Q 08:19
38-44
S. Dolson makes layup
Assisted by M. Johannes
3Q 06:57
40-44
D. Taurasi makes free throw 1/2
3Q 06:35
40-45
D. Taurasi makes free throw 2/2
3Q 06:35
40-46
B. Turner makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by S. Diggins
3Q 05:48
40-48
N. Howard makes 2' turnaround hook shot
3Q 05:34
42-48
S. Peddy makes cutting layup
Assisted by D. Taurasi
3Q 05:21
42-50
S. Dolson makes layup
Assisted by N. Howard
3Q 05:09
44-50
S. Cunningham makes running layup
3Q 03:42
44-52
S. Ionescu makes free throw 1/2
3Q 03:08
45-52
S. Ionescu makes free throw 2/2
3Q 03:08
46-52
N. Howard makes free throw 1/2
3Q 02:41
47-52
S. Whitcomb makes 25' pullup three
3Q 01:39
50-52
D. Taurasi makes 24' stepback three
3Q 01:09
50-55
H. Xu makes cutting layup
Assisted by C. Dangerfield
3Q 00:13
52-55
D. DeShields makes free throw 1/2
3Q 00:05
52-56
S. Whitcomb makes free throw 1/2
3Q 00:01
53-56
S. Whitcomb makes free throw 2/2
3Q 00:01
54-56
S. Diggins makes free throw 1/2
4Q 09:26
54-57
S. Diggins makes free throw 2/2
4Q 09:26
54-58
S. Peddy makes running layup
4Q 09:12
54-60
S. Peddy makes free throw 1/1
4Q 09:12
54-61
S. Ionescu makes 25' running three
Assisted by S. Whitcomb
4Q 08:37
57-61
B. Turner makes cutting layup
Assisted by D. Taurasi
4Q 08:21
57-63
S. Ionescu makes 27' three
Assisted by D. Richards
4Q 07:57
60-63
S. Cunningham makes cutting layup
Assisted by S. Diggins
4Q 07:34
60-65
D. Taurasi makes 27' three
Assisted by B. Turner
4Q 05:50
60-68
S. Ionescu makes 26' pullup three
4Q 05:32
63-68
N. Howard makes cutting layup
Assisted by S. Ionescu
4Q 04:37
65-68
D. Taurasi makes driving layup
4Q 04:22
65-70
S. Dolson makes layup
4Q 04:08
67-70
S. Peddy makes 23' three
Assisted by S. Diggins
4Q 03:50
67-73
N. Howard makes 25' three
Assisted by M. Johannes
4Q 03:03
70-73
S. Diggins makes free throw 1/2
4Q 02:50
70-74
S. Diggins makes free throw 2/2
4Q 02:50
70-75
S. Dolson makes cutting layup
Assisted by N. Howard
4Q 02:36
72-75
S. Dolson makes layup
Assisted by M. Johannes
4Q 02:11
74-75
S. Peddy makes driving finger roll
Assisted by S. Cunningham
4Q 01:55
74-77
S. Whitcomb makes driving layup
4Q 01:31
76-77
S. Diggins makes 25' three
Assisted by B. Turner
4Q 01:11
76-80
S. Ionescu makes free throw 1/2
4Q 01:02
77-80
S. Ionescu makes free throw 2/2
4Q 01:02
78-80
S. Diggins makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:22
78-81
S. Diggins makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:22
78-82
S. Ionescu makes 27' pullup three
Assisted by M. Onyenwere
4Q 00:13
81-82
S. Diggins makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:03
81-83
S. Diggins makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:03
81-84
30-71 (42.3%)
FG%
27-66 (40.9%)
7-23 (30.4%)
3PM
9-30 (30.0%)
14-16 (87.5%)
FTM
21-24 (87.5%)
40
Rebounds
30
11
Offensive Rebounds
6
29
Defensive Rebounds
24
20
Assists
20
5
Steals
11
5
Blocks
4
15
Turnovers
9
7
Points Off Turnovers
20
12
Fastbreak Points
5
40
Points In Paint
32
15
Second Chance Points
9
21
Fouls
17
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Biggest Lead
16
7
Longest Unanswered Run
9
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
