Transcript: Phoenix Mercury 87, Dallas Wings 86. Mercury outlast Wings in 87-86 thriller after trailing by 14. Kahleah Copper led everyone with 31 points.
The story
The Mercury beat the Wings 87-86. The Mercury trailed by as many as 14 and still won. The Mercury won the 4th quarter 26-18. The Wings went on an 8-0 run in the 3rd quarter. Kahleah Copper led the Mercury with 31 points. The Mercury are 7th in the West at 16-28.
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215 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists. Thomas orchestrated the Mercury's comeback with her all-around play, running the offense and crashing the boards when Phoenix needed stops.
The stat line
The stat line
| Phoenix Mercury | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahleah Copper | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alyssa Thomas | 15 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Natasha Mack | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kara Dunn | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sami Whitcomb | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shay Ciezki | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maddy Westbeld | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marta Suarez | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noemie Brochant | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lexi Held | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Wings | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paige Bueckers | 30 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jessica Shepard | 17 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Maddy Siegrist | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Awak Kuier | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Arike Ogunbowale | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Li Yueru | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alysha Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aziaha James | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odyssey Sims | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kitija Laksa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |