WNBA

Los Angeles 97, at Phoenix 88

Thursday, May 21, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 PTS

Los Angeles Sparks

16-27 · L2 · #4 (1419 ELO +34)

25 35 22 15 97

Phoenix Mercury

16-28 · L1 · #7 (1305 ELO -34)

24 19 27 18 88

Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 10,953

Officials: Gina Cross, Jason Alabanza, Catherine Chang

Hamby’s double-double leads Sparks past Mercury 97‑88

LAS VEGAS (Interstat) — Dearica Hamby scored 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Sparks rode a dominant second quarter to a 97-88 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night at Michelob Ultra Arena. The Sparks outscored the Mercury 35-19 in the second period, building a 60-43 halftime lead that matched a franchise record for points in a half. Los Angeles shot 11 of 16 from the floor in the quarter, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range, and did not miss a free throw. Hamby, a forward from Marietta, Georgia, played 30 minutes and added… Read more...

Top Statlines

Dearica Hamby LAS 30m 27p 15r 3a
Alyssa Thomas PHX 35m 23p 7r 7a
Natasha Mack PHX 28m 10p 9r 2a

Forecasting

ELO Probability PHX 80.7%

Spread PHX -1.5

Projected Score PHX 99 LAS 88

Money Line PHX -125/LAS +105

Over/Under 173.5 (Over)