US EditionSparks’ Azurá Stevens Looks to Build Off ‘Tremendous Performance’
- The Phoenix Mercury defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 89-86 on Wednesday night after a closely contested game.
- The Sparks mounted a furious comeback led by Kelsey Plum, who scored 25 points and hit her 500th career three-pointer late in the game.
- Plum scored the final 11 points of the game, but a shot she made in the closing seconds was ruled a two-pointer after video review showed her foot was on the three-point line.
- The Mercury capitalized on 17 Sparks turnovers to generate 23 points, with Satou Sabally and Alyssa Thomas scoring 25 and 19 points respectively.
- The victory improved the Mercury’s record to 2-0 while the Sparks fell to 1-2 despite their late rally narrowing a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter.
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San Bernardino Sun
Sparks’ Azurá Stevens looks to build off ‘tremendous performance’
LOS ANGELES — The emergence of 6-foot-6 veteran center Azurá Stevens has begun to unlock possibilities for a short-handed Sparks squad. Stevens stood out with a season-high 23 points and 17 rebounds in her team’s 89-86 road loss against the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday. “I thought Azurá was unbelievable (Wednesday night),” Sparks coach Lynne Roberts said. “Twenty-three points and 17 rebounds, just unbelievable. And she’s been so consistent and s…
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LA Daily News
Kelsey Plum reaches milestone but Sparks can’t catch Mercury
PHOENIX — A furious comeback bid by Kelsey Plum and the Sparks came up about a toe short. Plum scored 25 points, including her 500th career 3-pointer in the game’s final minute, but her toe was on the 3-point line on a basket with four seconds left and the Phoenix Mercury held off the Sparks, 89-86, on Wednesday night. Satou Sabally scored 25 points, Alyssa Thomas added 19 and the Mercury survived after the Sparks whittled a 14-point fourth-quar…
Henry Herald
Satou Sabally's 25 points lead Mercury past Sparks
Satou Sabally scored 25 points Wednesday night and Alyssa Thomas added six of her 19 in the final two minutes as the Phoenix Mercury held off the visiting Los Angeles Sparks 89-86.
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