Jonquel Jones scored 11 of her 24 points in the final six minutes and the Connecticut Sun rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat Phoenix 92-88 extending the Mercury’s losing streak to seven games.
Brionna Jones tied her season high with 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting, DeWanna Bonner scored 14 points and Alyssa Thomas had 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Sun (8-3).
Diamond DeShields made a layup with 6:30 to play that capped a 20-2 run and gave the Mercury an 81-68 lead. Jonquel Jones spark a 15-3 spurt that trimmed Sun’s deficit to 84-83.
Taurasi matched her season high with six 3-pointers and scored a season-best 32 points on 10-of-19 shooting for Phoenix (2-8). Skylar Diggins-Smith had 22 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals.
Allisha Gray had 18 points and the Dallas Wings beat the Seattle Storm 68-51 Friday night. Arike Ogunbowale added 16 points, including eight in the final five minutes to seal the win for Dallas (6-4).
Seattle (5-4) had its four-game win streak snapped. Breanna Stewart had 27 points, eight rebounds and three steals for the Storm. Seattle scored the fewest points (51) since putting up 45 in a loss to the Tulsa Shock (now the Dallas Wings) in 2015.
Sabrina Ionescu made 5 of 10 3-pointers and finished with 24 points and the New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 74-70. New York (3-7) hit 11 3-pointers, made 17 of 18 free throws.
The Liberty have won back-to-back games following a seven-game losing streak. Natasha Cloud led Washington (7-4) with 17 points and eight assists. Elena Delle Donne and Ariel Atkins each added 15 points.
Kahleah Copper scored 21 points and the Chicago Sky beat the Atlanta Dream 73-65 on Friday night after blowing a 20-point first-half lead. Candace Parker had five of her nine in the last 2:37 of the game.
The Dream (6-4) took their only lead at 60-58 with 7:45 to play. In the last 1:27 the Sky made 7 of 8 free throws, three by Parker and two by Emma Meesseman, who had 16 points.
Cheyenne Parker led Atlanta with 19 points, and Wheeler had 15. Vandersloot had nine points to pass her wife Allie Quigley and became the leading scorer in the Chicago Sky’s history at 3,394 points.
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