Chennedy Carter scores a season-high 23 points for L.A., but Diana Taurasi (30) and Skylar Diggins-Smith (27) help Phoenix take control early and the Sparks lose for the fifth time in seven games.
PHOENIX — Diana Taurasi scored 30 points, Skylar Diggins-Smith added 27 and the Phoenix Mercury rolled to a 90-80 victory over the Sparks on Thursday night.
Taurasi hit five 3-pointers and added six rebounds, while Diggins-Smith grabbed five rebounds with six assists for Phoenix . Shey Peddy scored 12 as the Mercury won their second straight and moved into third place in the Western Conference – passing the Sparks and Dallas. Chennedy Carter led the Sparks with a season-high 23 points. Nneka Ogwumike had 19 points, while Kristi Toliver and reserve Jordin Canada scored 10 apiece but the Sparks lost their second game in a row and the fifth in their past seven.who reached a contract buyout agreement with the teamDiggins-Smith, Taurasi and Peddy accounted for 23 of 26 first-quarter points as the Mercury took a nine-point lead.
Taurasi and Diggins-Smith teamed up to score the first 16 points in the second quarter as Phoenix pushed its lead to 42-22 at the 6:22 mark and never looked back in taking a 54-32 lead at intermission. With less than three weeks left in the regular season, the Sparks are tied with Dallas for seventh place in the 12-team league with Atlanta lurking a half-game back. Only eight teams make the playoffs.She's the 3rd in NBA/WNBA history to do it, joining Michael Jordan and Dirk Nowitzki.
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