Phoenix MercuryvsLos Angeles Sparks
PHX 94/LA 87
Things to say
Phoenix beat Los Angeles 94-87 on the road.
01
opener
Mercury went into LA and took care of business, 94-87. Sparks hung around but couldn't get over the hump. Phoenix just wanted it more down the stretch.
02
key player
Noemie Brochant was cooking for Phoenix, 24 points. She could not miss tonight, absolute buckets.
03
hot take
Sparks are 12-20 for a reason. When your leading scorer drops 19 and you still lose at home, that's a problem.
04
deep cut
Alyssa Thomas quietly ran the whole thing, 9 dimes and 7 boards. Doesn't fill the scoring column but she ate them up as a facilitator.
05
exit
Both teams are scraping for playoff position, so the next one actually matters. Anyway, I'll catch the tail end of the late game.
The recap
Phoenix went into Galen Center and grabbed a 94-87 road win, and it was Noemie Brochant putting on an absolute clinic with 24 to carry the load. Alyssa Thomas did the little-things stuff all over the floor, stuffing the sheet with 9 dimes and 7 boards to keep the offense humming.
LA got 19 from Dearica Hamby and a near double-double from Nneka Ogwumike, but nobody else showed up to buy a bucket when it mattered. Sparks take the L and drop to 12-20 while Phoenix keeps clawing.