Los Angeles SparksvsPhoenix Mercury
LA 111/PHX 102
Things to say
Sparks beat the Mercury 111-102 in OT in Phoenix.
01
opener
Sparks took down Phoenix in OT, 111-102. Kelsey Plum was just cooking, man. Mercury had no answer down the stretch.
02
key player
Plum dropped 43 and 7 dimes. She had ice in her veins in that overtime.
03
hot take
Phoenix is 4-11 and it's not a slump anymore. That's just who they are right now.
04
deep cut
Nneka pulled down 15 boards. Sparks ate them up in the paint all night.
05
exit
Anyway, curious if Copper's 41 means anything when they hit the road next.
The recap
Sparks took it 111-102 in OT and Kelsey Plum was an absolute problem — 43 and 7 dimes, ice in her veins when it mattered. Kahleah Copper went nuclear right back with 41 of her own, but Phoenix just didn't have enough around her once it went to the extra frame.
Nneka cleaned the glass with 15 boards and Plum's late-clock buckets were straight daggers. Mercury took the L at home and drop to 4-11, LA walks out 7-6.