Mercury 106-79 Liberty (Aug 25, 2021)

All

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Scoring Plays

All Plays

S. Ionescu makes cutting layup

Assisted by B. Laney-Hamilton

1Q 09:36

D. Taurasi makes driving layup

1Q 09:03

2-2

B. Griner makes 4' hook shot

1Q 08:33

4-2

S. Diggins makes driving layup

Assisted by D. Taurasi

1Q 07:49

6-2

S. Diggins makes 23' pullup three

Assisted by D. Taurasi

1Q 07:27

9-2

R. Allen makes 24' three

Assisted by N. Howard

1Q 06:58

9-5

B. Griner makes free throw 1/2

1Q 06:39

10-5

B. Griner makes free throw 2/2

1Q 06:39

11-5

S. Diggins makes driving finger roll

1Q 06:15

13-5

B. Griner makes layup

Assisted by D. Taurasi

1Q 05:56

15-5

R. Allen makes free throw 2/2

1Q 05:44

15-6

B. Turner makes cutting layup

Assisted by B. Griner

1Q 05:28

17-6

R. Gray makes layup

Assisted by B. Laney-Hamilton

1Q 05:09

17-8

B. Turner makes reverse layup

Assisted by D. Taurasi

1Q 04:26

19-8

S. Ionescu makes 19' pullup

1Q 03:57

19-10

B. Griner makes running dunk

Assisted by D. Taurasi

1Q 03:50

21-10

S. Diggins makes 24' pullup three

1Q 03:32

24-10

R. Gray makes free throw 2/2

1Q 03:01

24-11

K. Vaughn makes 9' turnaround jump shot

1Q 02:47

26-11

K. Vaughn makes free throw 1/1

1Q 02:47

27-11

S. Diggins makes 19' pullup

1Q 02:23

29-11

D. Richards makes 24' three

Assisted by R. Allen

1Q 01:47

29-14

K. Vaughn makes layup

Assisted by S. Peddy

1Q 01:31

31-14

D. Taurasi makes driving layup

1Q 00:52

33-14

S. Cunningham makes running layup

Assisted by S. Peddy

1Q 00:29

35-14

D. Richards makes 24' three

Assisted by S. Ionescu

1Q 00:20

35-17

D. Richards makes running layup

Assisted by S. Ionescu

1Q 00:02

35-19

K. Shook makes 24' three

Assisted by L. Odom

2Q 09:23

35-22

L. Odom makes free throw 1/2

2Q 08:46

35-23

L. Odom makes free throw 2/2

2Q 08:46

35-24

B. Laney-Hamilton makes 16' jump shot

2Q 08:13

35-26

S. Diggins makes driving finger roll

2Q 07:35

37-26

B. Griner makes free throw 1/2

2Q 07:07

38-26

B. Griner makes free throw 2/2

2Q 07:07

39-26

R. Allen makes free throw 1/2

2Q 06:01

39-27

R. Allen makes free throw 2/2

2Q 06:01

39-28

D. Taurasi makes 24' three

Assisted by S. Diggins

2Q 05:45

42-28

B. Griner makes 10' jump shot

2Q 05:16

44-28

D. Richards makes 24' three

Assisted by S. Ionescu

2Q 04:56

44-31

B. Turner makes layup

Assisted by S. Diggins

2Q 04:12

46-31

B. Laney-Hamilton makes 8' turnaround jump shot

2Q 03:53

46-33

B. Griner makes reverse layup

Assisted by S. Cunningham

2Q 03:34

48-33

N. Howard makes running layup

Assisted by S. Ionescu

2Q 02:58

48-35

N. Howard makes 26' pullup three

Assisted by S. Ionescu

2Q 02:30

48-38

D. Taurasi makes driving layup

Assisted by S. Diggins

2Q 01:41

50-38

N. Howard makes free throw 1/2

2Q 01:28

50-39

N. Howard makes free throw 2/2

2Q 01:28

50-40

D. Taurasi makes 25' pullup three

Assisted by B. Griner

2Q 01:13

53-40

M. Onyenwere makes driving layup

Assisted by R. Allen

2Q 00:58

53-42

B. Turner makes alley-oop layup

Assisted by B. Griner

2Q 00:42

55-42

K. Nurse makes 25' three

Assisted by B. Griner

3Q 09:35

58-42

S. Diggins makes driving layup

3Q 09:11

60-42

S. Diggins makes free throw 1/1

3Q 09:11

61-42

B. Griner makes 12' turnaround jump shot

3Q 08:43

63-42

B. Laney-Hamilton makes putback layup

3Q 08:15

63-44

B. Griner makes 8' turnaround hook shot

Assisted by S. Diggins

3Q 07:50

65-44

M. Onyenwere makes 24' three

Assisted by R. Allen

3Q 07:21

65-47

B. Laney-Hamilton makes driving reverse layup

Assisted by S. Ionescu

3Q 06:44

65-49

D. Taurasi makes 25' pullup three

3Q 06:25

68-49

S. Diggins makes 25' three

Assisted by B. Griner

3Q 06:22

71-49

B. Griner makes 9' turnaround jump shot

3Q 05:42

73-49

S. Ionescu makes 4' floater

Assisted by B. Laney-Hamilton

3Q 05:26

73-51

D. Taurasi makes 24' three

Assisted by B. Griner

3Q 05:10

76-51

B. Laney-Hamilton makes 24' pullup three

3Q 04:48

76-54

B. Laney-Hamilton makes 24' stepback three

3Q 04:11

76-57

B. Laney-Hamilton makes 16' running pullup

3Q 03:25

76-59

S. Diggins makes free throw 1/2

3Q 03:10

77-59

S. Diggins makes free throw 2/2

3Q 03:10

78-59

S. Ionescu makes 10' floater

3Q 02:55

78-61

B. Griner makes putback layup

3Q 02:33

80-61

M. Onyenwere makes 23' three

Assisted by K. Shook

3Q 02:16

80-64

B. Griner makes putback layup

3Q 01:26

82-64

D. Richards makes 24' three

Assisted by B. Laney-Hamilton

3Q 01:08

82-67

S. Ionescu makes free throw 1/2

3Q 00:40

82-68

S. Ionescu makes free throw 2/2

3Q 00:40

82-69

K. Vaughn makes 8' turnaround hook shot

Assisted by D. Taurasi

4Q 09:45

84-69

B. Laney-Hamilton makes 20' jump shot

4Q 09:29

84-71

D. Taurasi makes 24' three

Assisted by K. Vaughn

4Q 09:12

87-71

K. Vaughn makes 13' jump shot

Assisted by S. Peddy

4Q 08:05

89-71

R. Allen makes 25' three

Assisted by D. Richards

4Q 07:40

89-74

R. Allen makes 24' three

Assisted by B. Laney-Hamilton

4Q 05:16

89-77

B. Laney-Hamilton makes 17' pullup

Assisted by S. Ionescu

4Q 04:43

89-79

K. Nurse makes 23' three

Assisted by S. Diggins

4Q 04:22

92-79

B. Griner makes 6' turnaround hook shot

Assisted by D. Taurasi

4Q 03:41

94-79

B. Turner makes cutting layup

Assisted by D. Taurasi

4Q 03:06

96-79

S. Diggins makes 23' three

Assisted by D. Taurasi

4Q 02:23

99-79

S. Diggins makes 3' driving floater

4Q 01:48

101-79

S. Peddy makes 6' driving floater

4Q 00:45

103-79

A. Smith makes 24' three

Assisted by S. Peddy

4Q 00:28

106-79

PHX

NYL

1

35

19

2

20

23

3

27

4

24

10

106

79

Top Performers

Points

27

Diggins

PHX

Rebounds

15

Turner

PHX

Assists

9

Taurasi

PHX

Threes

5

Taurasi

PHX

Team Stats

NYL

43-76 (56.6%)

FG%

28-74 (37.8%)

12-25 (48.0%)

3PM

13-36 (36.1%)

8-9 (88.9%)

FTM

10-12 (83.3%)

40

Rebounds

33

26

Assists

19

8

Turnovers

8

2021 Western Conference

PHX NYL

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Aces	24	8	.750
2	Lynx	22	10	.688	2.0
3	Storm	21	11	.656	3.0
4	Mercury	19	13	.594	5.0
5	Wings	14	18	.438	10.0
6	Sparks	12	20	.375	12.0

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Sun	26	6	.813
2	Sky	16	16	.500	10.0
3	Liberty	12	20	.375	14.0
4	Mystics	12	20	.375	14.0
5	Dream	8	24	.250	18.0
6	Fever	6	26	.188	20.0

Game Summary

The New York Liberty were easily defeated by the Phoenix Mercury, 106 to 79, on August 25, 2021.

Game Info

August 25, 2021

Barclays Center

Brooklyn, New York

#31 Amy Bonner (Head Official)

#47 Brandon Schwab

#53 Jeffrey Smith

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Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Skylar Diggins S. Diggins #4	31	27	3 (0)	5	1	1	+31	3	2	10-16	4-7	3-3	77.9
Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi #3	32	21	4 (0)	9	0	0	+27	0	2	8-20	5-13	0-1	51.4
Kia Nurse K. Nurse #11	25	6	4 (0)	0	0	0	+25	1	2	2-4	2-3	0-0	75.0
Brianna Turner B. Turner #11	33	10	15 (2)	0	1	2	+37	2	0	5-6	0-0	0-0	83.3
Brittney Griner B. Griner #42	30	26	9 (4)	6	0	1	+22	2	2	11-17	0-0	4-4	69.3

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Sophie Cunningham S. Cunningham #8	17	2	1 (0)	1	0	0	-1	0	2	1-4	0-1	0-0	25.0
Shey Peddy S. Peddy #5	14	2	4 (1)	4	1	0	-6	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	50.0
Kia Vaughn K. Vaughn #7	14	9	0 (0)	1	0	0	-4	0	1	4-6	0-0	1-1	69.9
Alanna Smith A. Smith #8	3	3	0 (0)	0	1	0	-1	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	150.0
Megan Walker M. Walker #2	2	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	+5	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Bria Hartley B. Hartley #14

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	PHX	106	40 (7)	26	4	4	8	43-76	12-25	8-9	66.3

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Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Rebecca Allen R. Allen #9	43	12	8 (2)	3	3	1	-39	1	1	3-11	3-8	3-4	47.0
Natasha Howard N. Howard #6	22	7	3 (2)	1	2	0	-30	2	3	2-14	1-5	2-2	23.5
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton B. Laney-Hamilton #44	28	16	6 (4)	4	1	0	-18	1	1	7-14	2-3	0-0	57.1
Sabrina Ionescu S. Ionescu #20	74	10	5 (0)	7	1	2	-24	1	1	4-15	0-9	2-2	31.5
Michaela Onyenwere M. Onyenwere #12	50	8	1 (0)	0	0	0	-11	0	0	3-3	2-2	0-0	133.3

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	+/-	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
DiDi Richards D. Richards #2	25	14	3 (1)	1	0	1	-2	2	0	5-8	4-5	0-0	87.5
Kylee Shook K. Shook #24	12	3	2 (0)	1	0	0	+10	1	2	1-2	1-2	0-0	75.0
Leaonna Odom L. Odom #0	8	2	2 (1)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	2-2	113.6
Reshanda Gray R. Gray #1	6	3	1 (0)	0	0	0	-7	0	1	1-2	0-1	1-2	52.1
Sami Whitcomb S. Whitcomb #33
Jazmine Jones J. Jones #4
Jocelyn Willoughby J. Willoughby #13

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	NYL	79	33 (10)	19	7	4	8	28-74	13-36	10-12	49.8

All

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Scoring Plays

All Plays

S. Ionescu makes cutting layup

Assisted by B. Laney-Hamilton

1Q 09:36

D. Taurasi makes driving layup

1Q 09:03

2-2

B. Griner makes 4' hook shot

1Q 08:33

4-2

S. Diggins makes driving layup

Assisted by D. Taurasi

1Q 07:49

6-2

S. Diggins makes 23' pullup three

Assisted by D. Taurasi

1Q 07:27

9-2

R. Allen makes 24' three

Assisted by N. Howard

1Q 06:58

9-5

B. Griner makes free throw 1/2

1Q 06:39

10-5

B. Griner makes free throw 2/2

1Q 06:39

11-5

S. Diggins makes driving finger roll

1Q 06:15

13-5

B. Griner makes layup

Assisted by D. Taurasi

1Q 05:56

15-5

R. Allen makes free throw 2/2

1Q 05:44

15-6

B. Turner makes cutting layup

Assisted by B. Griner

1Q 05:28

17-6

R. Gray makes layup

Assisted by B. Laney-Hamilton

1Q 05:09

17-8

B. Turner makes reverse layup

Assisted by D. Taurasi

1Q 04:26

19-8

S. Ionescu makes 19' pullup

1Q 03:57

19-10

B. Griner makes running dunk

Assisted by D. Taurasi

1Q 03:50

21-10

S. Diggins makes 24' pullup three

1Q 03:32

24-10

R. Gray makes free throw 2/2

1Q 03:01

24-11

K. Vaughn makes 9' turnaround jump shot

1Q 02:47

26-11

K. Vaughn makes free throw 1/1

1Q 02:47

27-11

S. Diggins makes 19' pullup

1Q 02:23

29-11

D. Richards makes 24' three

Assisted by R. Allen

1Q 01:47

29-14

K. Vaughn makes layup

Assisted by S. Peddy

1Q 01:31

31-14

D. Taurasi makes driving layup

1Q 00:52

33-14

S. Cunningham makes running layup

Assisted by S. Peddy

1Q 00:29

35-14

D. Richards makes 24' three

Assisted by S. Ionescu

1Q 00:20

35-17

D. Richards makes running layup

Assisted by S. Ionescu

1Q 00:02

35-19

K. Shook makes 24' three

Assisted by L. Odom

2Q 09:23

35-22

L. Odom makes free throw 1/2

2Q 08:46

35-23

L. Odom makes free throw 2/2

2Q 08:46

35-24

B. Laney-Hamilton makes 16' jump shot

2Q 08:13

35-26

S. Diggins makes driving finger roll

2Q 07:35

37-26

B. Griner makes free throw 1/2

2Q 07:07

38-26

B. Griner makes free throw 2/2

2Q 07:07

39-26

R. Allen makes free throw 1/2

2Q 06:01

39-27

R. Allen makes free throw 2/2

2Q 06:01

39-28

D. Taurasi makes 24' three

Assisted by S. Diggins

2Q 05:45

42-28

B. Griner makes 10' jump shot

2Q 05:16

44-28

D. Richards makes 24' three

Assisted by S. Ionescu

2Q 04:56

44-31

B. Turner makes layup

Assisted by S. Diggins

2Q 04:12

46-31

B. Laney-Hamilton makes 8' turnaround jump shot

2Q 03:53

46-33

B. Griner makes reverse layup

Assisted by S. Cunningham

2Q 03:34

48-33

N. Howard makes running layup

Assisted by S. Ionescu

2Q 02:58

48-35

N. Howard makes 26' pullup three

Assisted by S. Ionescu

2Q 02:30

48-38

D. Taurasi makes driving layup

Assisted by S. Diggins

2Q 01:41

50-38

N. Howard makes free throw 1/2

2Q 01:28

50-39

N. Howard makes free throw 2/2

2Q 01:28

50-40

D. Taurasi makes 25' pullup three

Assisted by B. Griner

2Q 01:13

53-40

M. Onyenwere makes driving layup

Assisted by R. Allen

2Q 00:58

53-42

B. Turner makes alley-oop layup

Assisted by B. Griner

2Q 00:42

55-42

K. Nurse makes 25' three

Assisted by B. Griner

3Q 09:35

58-42

S. Diggins makes driving layup

3Q 09:11

60-42

S. Diggins makes free throw 1/1

3Q 09:11

61-42

B. Griner makes 12' turnaround jump shot

3Q 08:43

63-42

B. Laney-Hamilton makes putback layup

3Q 08:15

63-44

B. Griner makes 8' turnaround hook shot

Assisted by S. Diggins

3Q 07:50

65-44

M. Onyenwere makes 24' three

Assisted by R. Allen

3Q 07:21

65-47

B. Laney-Hamilton makes driving reverse layup

Assisted by S. Ionescu

3Q 06:44

65-49

D. Taurasi makes 25' pullup three

3Q 06:25

68-49

S. Diggins makes 25' three

Assisted by B. Griner

3Q 06:22

71-49

B. Griner makes 9' turnaround jump shot

3Q 05:42

73-49

S. Ionescu makes 4' floater

Assisted by B. Laney-Hamilton

3Q 05:26

73-51

D. Taurasi makes 24' three

Assisted by B. Griner

3Q 05:10

76-51

B. Laney-Hamilton makes 24' pullup three

3Q 04:48

76-54

B. Laney-Hamilton makes 24' stepback three

3Q 04:11

76-57

B. Laney-Hamilton makes 16' running pullup

3Q 03:25

76-59

S. Diggins makes free throw 1/2

3Q 03:10

77-59

S. Diggins makes free throw 2/2

3Q 03:10

78-59

S. Ionescu makes 10' floater

3Q 02:55

78-61

B. Griner makes putback layup

3Q 02:33

80-61

M. Onyenwere makes 23' three

Assisted by K. Shook

3Q 02:16

80-64

B. Griner makes putback layup

3Q 01:26

82-64

D. Richards makes 24' three

Assisted by B. Laney-Hamilton

3Q 01:08

82-67

S. Ionescu makes free throw 1/2

3Q 00:40

82-68

S. Ionescu makes free throw 2/2

3Q 00:40

82-69

K. Vaughn makes 8' turnaround hook shot

Assisted by D. Taurasi

4Q 09:45

84-69

B. Laney-Hamilton makes 20' jump shot

4Q 09:29

84-71

D. Taurasi makes 24' three

Assisted by K. Vaughn

4Q 09:12

87-71

K. Vaughn makes 13' jump shot

Assisted by S. Peddy

4Q 08:05

89-71

R. Allen makes 25' three

Assisted by D. Richards

4Q 07:40

89-74

R. Allen makes 24' three

Assisted by B. Laney-Hamilton

4Q 05:16

89-77

B. Laney-Hamilton makes 17' pullup

Assisted by S. Ionescu

4Q 04:43

89-79

K. Nurse makes 23' three

Assisted by S. Diggins

4Q 04:22

92-79

B. Griner makes 6' turnaround hook shot

Assisted by D. Taurasi

4Q 03:41

94-79

B. Turner makes cutting layup

Assisted by D. Taurasi

4Q 03:06

96-79

S. Diggins makes 23' three

Assisted by D. Taurasi

4Q 02:23

99-79

S. Diggins makes 3' driving floater

4Q 01:48

101-79

S. Peddy makes 6' driving floater

4Q 00:45

103-79

A. Smith makes 24' three

Assisted by S. Peddy

4Q 00:28

106-79

PHX

Team Stats

NYL

43-76 (56.6%)

FG%

28-74 (37.8%)

12-25 (48.0%)

3PM

13-36 (36.1%)

8-9 (88.9%)

FTM

10-12 (83.3%)

40

Rebounds

33

7

Offensive Rebounds

10

33

Defensive Rebounds

23

26

Assists

19

4

Steals

7

4

Blocks

4

8

Turnovers

8

10

Points Off Turnovers

7

9

Fastbreak Points

11

54

Points In Paint

20

11

Second Chance Points

15

12

Fouls

10

0

Technical Fouls

0

Flagrant Fouls

0

27

Biggest Lead

2

10

Longest Unanswered Run

12

Lead Changes

1

Ties

1

14-10 PHX

NYL 11-15

Top Performers

Team Stats

Team Stats

2021 Western Conference

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats