Verstappen: Jos-Horner Feud Could Be Avoided
PHOENIX -- — Kahleah Copper scored 11 of her 24 points in the third quarter, Diana Taurasi had 20 points, five 3-pointers and six assists, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Los Angeles Sparks 92-78 on Friday night.
Copper scored 10 points in the opening six minutes of the second half to help Phoenix build a 63-55 lead.
Sophie Cunningham made a wide open 3-pointer to begin Phoenix's 7-1 run that ended in a 72-62 lead at the end of the third. The Mercury opened the fourth on an 8-2 spurt to extend their lead to 80-64.
Natasha Cloud highlighted the fourth with a full-court pass to find Copper in stride for a layup and an 87-70 lead.
Brittney Griner had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Cloud added 14 points and seven assists for Phoenix (9-8).
Dearica Hamby tied a career high with 29 points for Los Angeles (4-14), which played the last of a seven-game road trip. Rickea Jackson added 14 points and Aari McDonald had 12 points and 10 assists.
Hamby made her first four 3-pointers to set a career high for makes in a game. She finished the half with 21 points, on 8-of-12 shooting, to help Los Angeles lead 45-44. Taurasi made four of her five 3-pointers in the first half and paced Phoenix with 16 points.
------
AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball
DSC 1008 Scaled A47a63 973e726acff54bb4afbe2718ef863309~mv2 Source ?tr=w 1200%2Cfo AutoMaxresdefault Maxresdefault GRANITEER 2023 WINTER Aa5667895b1baec6816dd5b2e984c79a Hqdefault GRANITEER 2023 WINTER2 GRANITEER 2023 WINTER30 Image 5 1006x1024 GRANITEER 2023 WINTER24 GRANITEER 2023 WINTER26 The Best Granite Countertop Edges Latest Options Xxxx3 1 GRANITEER 2023 WINTER25 GRANITEER 2023 WINTER32 GRANITEER 2023 WINTER13 Columbia Blog 15.JPGColonial White Granite Countertop Kitchen Photo Credit Houzz Maxresdefault GRANITEER 2023 WINTER3 IMG Blog 9523 Columbia Blog 003 IMG 20170815 142609 AF1QipN1R1lWldhqe4tBQ9obAPYvqXsGTVMgf3j5CpNI=w600 H0PHOTO 2020 07 09 12 57 41 New Location 6 200b30cef461f2123fc882fd27e3 561d92309e5df57f2e99f8b83b7fcdab WhatsApp Image 2022 12 08 At 1.33.15 PM 1 3c8720ba59ac27dcf57883f989ee7d47 Granite Poster Screen Shot 2022 02 27 At 7.35.11 PM E1646024270685