Phoenix Mercury @ Connecticut Sun
Mercury blows 22-point lead, rallies for win over Sun in OT
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Skylar Diggins-Smith scored a season-high 33 points, including a tying 35-footer at the end of regulation, Diana Taurasi added 28, and the Phoenix Mercury gave up a 22-point lead before beating the Connecticut Sun 100-95 in overtime on Wednesday night.
Brianna Turner had 10 points, a career-high 21 rebounds, five assists and four blocks for Phoenix (13-8). The Mercury have won seven of their last eight games to pull within a half-game of the fourth-place Minnesota Lynx.
Taurasi hit a 3-pointer -- her fifth of the game -- with 1:46 to play to break a 91-all tie and give the Mercury the lead for good. Diggins-Smith added a jumper 55 seconds later and Taurasi made two free throws to cap a 7-1 spurt that made it 98-92 with 15.4 seconds to go.
DeWanna Bonner had 32 points and 10 rebounds and Alyssa Thomas added 18 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and three steals for Connecticut (10-11).
Second in the NBA in offensive rebounds at 9.7 per game, the Sun had a season-high 19 against Phoenix, including one by Thomas with 18.5 seconds left in regulation and the game tied at 84-all. But after Connecticut called a timeout, Kaila Charles threw the in-bound pass directly to the Mercury's Shey Peddy and Diggins-Smith made a layup.
Bonner answered with a 3-pointer and then forced Taurasi out of bounds before hitting two free throws to make it 89-86 with 3.4 seconds to go. Diggins-Smith hit a runner to force OT.
The Sun beat Phoenix 85-70 on Monday to snap its six-game win streak.
Phoenix led 40-18 midway through the second quarter but the Sun used a 33-10 run to take a three point lead into the fourth.
Matchups
Game Information
Bradenton, FL
Referee:Jeff Smith
Referee:Byron Jarrett
Referee:Matt Kallio
2025-26 Standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 13 | 4 | .765 | - | L1 |
| Las Vegas | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Golden State | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.5 | W1 |
| Portland | 8 | 9 | .471 | 5 | W1 |
| Phoenix | 5 | 12 | .294 | 8 | W1 |
| Seattle | 3 | 14 | .176 | 10 | L10 |
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 11 | 4 | .733 | - | W3 |
| New York | 11 | 6 | .647 | 1 | L2 |
| Indiana | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2.5 | L2 |
| Washington | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3 | W3 |
| Toronto | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Chicago | 4 | 11 | .267 | 7 | L5 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 15 | .118 | 10 | L7 |
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