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Taurasi scores 23, Cunningham records first career double-double as Mercury beat Sky 86-68
PHOENIX (AP) Diana Taurasi scored 12 of her 23 points in Phoenix's highest-scoring first quarter of the season, Sophie Cunningham added 13 points and a career-best 10 rebounds - her first double-double in the WNBA - and the Mercury led for nearly 38 minutes Sunday night in their 86-68 win over the Chicago Sky.
Brittney Griner added 18 points. Monique Billings, who signed a seven-day contract with Phoenix (15-13) earlier in the day, made 5 of 7 from the field and finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and two steals in 23 minutes.
Taurasi, on the fastbreak, hit a pull-up 3-pointer from behind the hash mark to make it 7-4 and the Mercury led the rest of the way. The six-time Olympic gold medalist hit three free throws to spark an 11-3 run that pushed the margin to 22-11 when Griner made a short jumper 6 minutes into the game. Taurasi hit a jumper to close the first quarter and make it 32-19.
Angel Reese scored 19 points and grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds for Chicago (11-16). The No. 7 draft pick has grabbed double-digit rebounds in 20 consecutive games. After just 27 games, she is the fastest in league history to record 20 double-doubles, including each of the last four games. She also had 12 points and 11 rebounds in the WNBA All-Star Game.
Chennedy Carter added 16 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Sky. Kamilla Cardoso and Isabelle Harrison scored 12 points apiece.
Chicago shot 35.9% (28 of 78) from the field, went 0 for 14 from 3-point range and made just 12 of 21 from the free-throw line.
Phoenix won the first two games of the season series with the Sky - one game remains next month. Kahleah Copper scored 29 points as the Mercury beat Chicago 85-65 on Thursday, when the regular season resumed after a monthlong pause for the Paris Olympics. Phoenix lost to Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on Friday, while Chicago bounced back with a 90-86 win Saturday over the Los Angeles Sparks.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 |  | Start of the 1st Quarter | ||
| 10:00 | | Jump Ball: Kamilla Cardoso vs. Brittney Griner. | ||
| 9:51 |  | Lindsay Allen misses a jump shot from 12 feet out. | ||
| 9:51 | | Sky with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 9:26 | | Chennedy Carter misses a jump shot from 7 feet out. | ||
| 9:26 | | Kamilla Cardoso with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 9:26 | | Natasha Cloud blocks a Kamilla Cardoso layup. | ||
| 9:26 | | Sky with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 9:18 | | Chennedy Carter misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | ||
| 9:18 | | Angel Reese with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 9:04 | | +2 | Kamilla Cardoso makes a jump shot from 7 feet out. Chennedy Carter with the assist. | 2-0 |
| 8:44 | | Shooting foul committed by Kamilla Cardoso. | ||
| 8:44 | | +1 | Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2. | 2-1 |
| 8:44 | | +1 | Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2. | 2-2 |
| 8:30 | | Michaela Onyenwere misses a layup. | ||
| 8:30 | | Sophie Cunningham with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 8:24 | | Kahleah Copper misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | ||
| 8:24 | | Michaela Onyenwere with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 8:17 | | Chennedy Carter misses a jump shot from 15 feet out. | ||
| 8:17 | | Chennedy Carter with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 8:13 | | +2 | Kamilla Cardoso makes a jump shot from 7 feet out. Chennedy Carter with the assist. | 4-2 |
| 8:04 | | +2 | Kahleah Copper makes a layup. | 4-4 |
| 7:46 | | Lindsay Allen misses a jump shot from 19 feet out. | ||
| 9:26 | | Natasha Cloud blocks a Kamilla Cardoso layup. | ||
| 9:18 | | Chennedy Carter misses a jump shot from 18 feet out. | ||
| 7:23 | | Flagrant foul committed by Diana Taurasi. | ||
| 7:23 | | Michaela Onyenwere misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2. | ||
| 7:23 | | Sky with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 7:23 | | Michaela Onyenwere misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2. | ||
| 7:23 | | Sky with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 7:22 | | Kahleah Copper steals the ball from Lindsay Allen. | ||
| 7:16 | | +2 | Brittney Griner makes a layup. Diana Taurasi with the assist. | 4-9 |
| 6:52 | | +2 | Chennedy Carter makes a jump shot from 17 feet out. | 6-9 |
| 6:35 | | +2 | Brittney Griner makes a layup. Natasha Cloud with the assist. | 6-11 |
| 6:21 | | +2 | Angel Reese makes a jump shot from 22 feet out. Chennedy Carter with the assist. | 8-11 |
| 6:11 | | Shooting foul committed by Michaela Onyenwere. | ||
| 6:11 | | +1 | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 3. | 8-12 |
| 6:11 | | +1 | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 3. | 8-13 |
| 6:11 | | +1 | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 3 of 3. | 8-14 |
| 5:56 | | Shooting foul committed by Diana Taurasi. | ||
| 5:56 | | +1 | Angel Reese makes free throw 1 of 2. | 9-14 |
| 5:56 | | Angel Reese misses free throw 2 of 2. | ||
| 5:56 | | Natasha Cloud with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Diana Taurasi makes a layup. Natasha Cloud with the assist. | 9-16 |
| 5:39 | | Michaela Onyenwere misses a jump shot from 9 feet out. | ||
| 5:39 | | Kahleah Copper with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 5:31 | | Personal foul committed by Chennedy Carter. | ||
| 5:28 | | Kahleah Copper misses a jump shot from 21 feet out. | ||
| 5:28 | | Kamilla Cardoso with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 5:18 | | Personal foul committed by Natasha Cloud. | ||
| 5:12 | | Angel Reese misses a jump shot from 7 feet out. | ||
| 5:12 | | Brittney Griner with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 5:03 | | Shooting foul committed by Chennedy Carter. | ||
| 5:03 | | +1 | Kahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 2. | 9-17 |
| 5:03 | | Substitution: Dana Evans in for Lindsay Allen. | ||
| 5:03 | | Substitution: Rachel Banham in for Chennedy Carter. | ||
| 5:03 | | Substitution: Monique Billings in for Diana Taurasi. | ||
| 5:03 | | +1 | Kahleah Copper makes free throw 2 of 2. | 9-18 |
| 4:49 | | Shooting foul committed by Kahleah Copper. | ||
| 4:49 | | Official's timeout. | ||
| 4:49 | | +1 | Michaela Onyenwere makes free throw 1 of 2. | 10-18 |
| 4:49 | | +1 | Michaela Onyenwere makes free throw 2 of 2. | 11-18 |
| 4:32 | | +2 | Monique Billings makes a layup. Brittney Griner with the assist. | 11-20 |
| 4:25 | | Michaela Onyenwere misses a 3-point jump shot from 25 feet out. | ||
| 4:25 | | Sophie Cunningham with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 4:13 | | Kahleah Copper misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | ||
| 4:13 | | Monique Billings with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 4:06 | | Natasha Cloud misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | ||
| 4:06 | | Brittney Griner with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 3:59 | | +2 | Brittney Griner makes a jump shot from 13 feet out. | 11-22 |
| 3:45 | | +2 | Kamilla Cardoso makes a layup. Michaela Onyenwere with the assist. | 13-22 |
| 3:39 | | Personal foul committed by Rachel Banham. | ||
| 3:39 | | +1 | Sophie Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2. | 13-23 |
| 3:39 | | Substitution: Diamond DeShields in for Michaela Onyenwere. | ||
| 3:39 | | Substitution: Natasha Mack in for Brittney Griner. | ||
| 3:39 | | +1 | Sophie Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2. | 13-24 |
| 3:26 | | +2 | Kamilla Cardoso makes a layup. Diamond DeShields with the assist. | 15-24 |
| 3:14 | | +2 | Natasha Cloud makes a jump shot from 17 feet out. | 15-26 |
| 2:57 | | Angel Reese misses a layup. | ||
| 2:57 | | Angel Reese with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 2:54 | | Angel Reese with a turnover - Backcourt | ||
| 2:54 | | Substitution: Diana Taurasi in for Kahleah Copper. | ||
| 2:33 | | Personal foul committed by Kamilla Cardoso. | ||
| 2:33 | | +1 | Monique Billings makes free throw 1 of 2. | 15-27 |
| 2:33 | | Substitution: Isabelle Harrison in for Kamilla Cardoso. | ||
| 2:33 | | +1 | Monique Billings makes free throw 2 of 2. | 15-28 |
| 2:23 | | +2 | Dana Evans makes a jump shot from 12 feet out. | 17-28 |
| 2:07 | | Diana Taurasi misses a 3-point jump shot from 28 feet out. | ||
| 2:07 | | Angel Reese with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 1:46 | | Rachel Banham misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | ||
| 1:46 | | Sophie Cunningham with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 1:32 | | Sophie Cunningham misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | ||
| 1:32 | | Angel Reese with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 1:20 | | Dana Evans misses a 3-point jump shot from 28 feet out. | ||
| 1:20 | | Natasha Mack with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 1:06 | | Shooting foul committed by Angel Reese. | ||
| 1:06 | | +1 | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2. | 17-29 |
| 1:06 | | Substitution: Sug Sutton in for Natasha Cloud. | ||
| 1:06 | | +1 | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2. | 17-30 |
| 51.2 | | +2 | Angel Reese makes a jump shot from 16 feet out. Rachel Banham with the assist. | 19-30 |
| 39.8 | | +2 | Diana Taurasi makes a jump shot from 18 feet out. Sug Sutton with the assist. | 19-32 |
| 28.5 | | Isabelle Harrison misses a jump shot from 10 feet out. | ||
| 28.5 | | Angel Reese with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 22.7 | | Rachel Banham misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | ||
| 22.7 | | Isabelle Harrison with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 07.2 | | Sky with a turnover: Shot Clock Turnover | ||
| 0.3 | | Diana Taurasi misses a 3-point jump shot from 29 feet out. | ||
| 0.3 | | Mercury with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 0.0 | | End of the 1st Quarter |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | | Start of the 2nd Quarter | ||
| 9:36 | | Brittney Griner misses a jump shot from 7 feet out. | ||
| 9:36 | | Diamond DeShields with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 9:22 | | Dana Evans misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | ||
| 9:22 | | Angel Reese with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 9:14 | | Diamond DeShields misses a 3-point jump shot from 24 feet out. | ||
| 9:14 | | Monique Billings with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 9:04 | | Personal foul committed by Dana Evans. | ||
| 9:04 | | Substitution: Natasha Mack in for Brittney Griner. | ||
| 9:03 | | Personal foul committed by Angel Reese. | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Natasha Mack makes a layup. Diana Taurasi with the assist. | 19-34 |
| 8:33 | | Dana Evans misses a jump shot from 10 feet out. | ||
| 8:33 | | Monique Billings with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 8:22 | | +3 | Sug Sutton makes a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. Natasha Mack with the assist. | 19-37 |
| 8:20 | | Sky take a full timeout. | ||
| 8:20 | | Substitution: Chennedy Carter in for Dana Evans. | ||
| 8:20 | | Substitution: Moriah Jefferson in for Angel Reese. | ||
| 8:20 | | Substitution: Brianna Turner in for Diamond DeShields. | ||
| 7:56 | | Rachel Banham misses a jump shot from 15 feet out. | ||
| 7:56 | | Natasha Mack with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 7:34 | | Diana Taurasi misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | ||
| 7:34 | | Rachel Banham with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 7:26 | | Chennedy Carter misses a layup. | ||
| 7:26 | | Monique Billings with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 7:13 | | Monique Billings misses a layup. | ||
| 7:13 | | Monique Billings with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 7:08 | | +2 | Monique Billings makes a tip shot from 2 feet out. | 19-39 |
| 6:54 | | Isabelle Harrison with a turnover - Bad Pass | ||
| 6:54 | | Substitution: Michaela Onyenwere in for Rachel Banham. | ||
| 6:54 | | Substitution: Natasha Cloud in for Monique Billings. | ||
| 6:54 | | Substitution: Sophie Cunningham in for Sug Sutton. | ||
| 6:43 | | Natasha Cloud misses a 3-point jump shot from 26 feet out. | ||
| 6:43 | | Sky with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | Isabelle Harrison makes a jump shot from 15 feet out. Chennedy Carter with the assist. | 21-39 |
| 6:14 | | Kahleah Copper misses a layup. | ||
| 6:14 | | Brianna Turner with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 6:05 | | +2 | Isabelle Harrison makes a jump shot from 8 feet out. Chennedy Carter with the assist. | 23-39 |
| 6:04 | | Mercury take a full timeout. | ||
| 6:04 | | Substitution: Kamilla Cardoso in for Brianna Turner. | ||
| 5:40 | | Shooting foul committed by Kamilla Cardoso. | ||
| 5:40 | | +1 | Natasha Mack makes free throw 1 of 2. | 23-40 |
| 5:40 | | Substitution: Angel Reese in for Kamilla Cardoso. | ||
| 5:40 | | Substitution: Monique Billings in for Diana Taurasi. | ||
| 5:40 | | Natasha Mack misses free throw 2 of 2. | ||
| 5:40 | | Michaela Onyenwere with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Isabelle Harrison makes a jump shot from 18 feet out. Moriah Jefferson with the assist. | 25-40 |
| 5:07 | | Michaela Onyenwere steals the ball from Natasha Cloud. | ||
| 5:06 | | Personal foul committed by Natasha Cloud. | ||
| 4:54 | | Isabelle Harrison misses a jump shot from 10 feet out. | ||
| 4:54 | | Natasha Mack with a defensive rebound. | ||
| 4:40 | | Natasha Mack with a turnover - Bad Pass | ||
| 4:31 | | +2 | Chennedy Carter makes a jump shot from 18 feet out. Moriah Jefferson with the assist. | 27-40 |
| 4:18 | | Kahleah Copper misses a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. | ||
| 4:18 | | Kahleah Copper with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 4:12 | | +3 | Sophie Cunningham makes a 3-point jump shot from 27 feet out. Kahleah Copper with the assist. | 27-43 |
| 4:00 | | Natasha Mack blocks a Angel Reese layup. | ||
| 4:00 | | Sky with an offensive rebound. | ||
| 4:00 | | Mercury take a full timeout. | ||
| 4:00 | | Substitution: Diana Taurasi in for Natasha Mack. | ||
| 3:50 | | Angel Reese misses a layup. | ||
| 3:50 |