SEA vs PHX — MainMarket Sports

Women's National Basketball AssociationMortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

Seattle

Storm

Final

Our analysis

What happened

The Mercury took down the Storm in a decisive 93-73 victory at the Mortgage Matchup Center! Let's break down how Phoenix dominated this final showdown.

Phoenix shot a sizzling 49% from the field, outclassing Seattle's 36%, showcasing a dominant offensive performance that left the Storm scrambling.
V. Ayayi notched a double-double for Phoenix with 18 points and 10 rebounds, proving to be a powerhouse on the court as the Mercury secured their fifth win.
With this victory, Phoenix improves to 5-13 while Seattle sits at 3-14, highlighting a stark contrast in competitiveness in this season's playoffs.

PHX win7th in the Western Conference, 8 GB

Looking ahead

The Mercury sit 7th in the Western Conference, 8 games back — coming off a loss, 4-6 over their last 10.
The Storm sit 8th in the Western Conference, 10½ games back — coming off a win, 3-7 over their last 10.
PHX wins series 3-0.
The Mercury are up next home vs IND (Jul 9), then at LV.
The Storm are up next at ATL (Jul 9), then at WSH.

Shot chart

SEA24/68MakeMiss30/62PHX

Line score

Qtr	1	2	3	4	R
SEA	24	17	20	12	73
PHX	19	29	33	12	93

Scoring summary

Valeriane Ayayi makes free throw 1 of 24th Quarter62-84
Valeriane Ayayi makes free throw 2 of 24th Quarter62-85
Natasha Mack makes running layup (Noemie Brochant assists)4th Quarter62-87
Katie Lou Samuelson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zia Cooke assists)4th Quarter65-87
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Natasha Mack assists)4th Quarter65-89
Lexi Held makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Noemie Brochant assists)4th Quarter65-91
Flau'jae Johnson makes two point shot4th Quarter67-91
Katie Lou Samuelson makes 17-foot pullup jump shot4th Quarter69-91
Zia Cooke makes free throw 1 of 24th Quarter70-91
Zia Cooke makes free throw 2 of 24th Quarter71-91
Valeriane Ayayi makes free throw 1 of 24th Quarter71-92
Valeriane Ayayi makes free throw 2 of 24th Quarter71-93
Zia Cooke makes free throw 1 of 24th Quarter72-93
Zia Cooke makes free throw 2 of 24th Quarter73-93

Box score

Players

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
D. Malonga	23	10	4-16	1-2	1-2	3	2	1	1	0	2	1	2	-35
A. Fam	30	5	2-7	1-2	0-0	10	3	2	2	0	4	6	2	-11
N. Hiedeman	28	20	6-9	3-4	5-5	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	4	-16
F. Johnson	34	13	6-17	1-7	0-0	2	0	2	0	2	1	1	4	-10
J. Melbourne	11	2	0-2	0-2	2-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	4	-18
K. Samuelson	27	7	3-8	1-5	0-0	5	3	0	2	0	0	5	1	-8
M. Holmes	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	+4
T. Thierry	7	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	+1
S. Dolson	21	6	2-3	1-2	1-2	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	-7
Z. Cooke	16	10	2-6	0-3	6-6	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	4	0