Diana Taurasi makes history, leads Mercury over Sparks
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28 Jun 2021, 10:40 GMT+10
Diana Taurasi returned from a nine-game absence to score a game-high 25 points and make WNBA history as the host Phoenix Mercury defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 88-79 on Sunday.
Taurasi, who hadn t played since May 21 because of a fractured sternum, became the first WNBA player to score 9,000 career points. Brittney Griner added 22 points and eight rebounds, Skyler Diggins-Smith scored 16 and Kia Nurse 13 for the Mercury (7-7).
Phoenix had lost four in a row before defeating the host Sparks 80-66 in their last game on June 18.
Erica Wheeler scored 21 points, Te a Cooper, who came off the bench to score a career-high 26 points in a win against Washington on Thursday, added 20, Brittney Sykes had 11 and Amanda Zahui B. 10 for the short-handed Sparks (6-8), who used just eight players in the absence of injured Bria Holmes along with Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike.
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Tina Charles, Mystics getting hot entering game vs. Sparks
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Tina Charles is on a roll, and so are the Washington Mystics.
Charles had 34 points, 16 rebounds and five assists to lead the Mystics (7-6) to their fifth victory in six games when they defeated host Seattle 87-83 on Tuesday. I don t think I ve ever seen (Charles) as dominant as she was today, Mystics guard Shavonte Zellous said.
Charles will try to continue her dominance when the Mystics visit the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday night. Tina s playing the same she s played all year, terrific, but I think she s even taken it up a notch, Mystics coach Mike Thibault said, just willing herself to carry this team a little bit.