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  • PHX G-F #25
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    DeWanna Bonner accumulated seven points (2-of-6 FGs, 3-of-3 FTs), six rebounds, two assists and one steal in Wednesday’s win over the Lynx.
    A first-round pick of the Mercury in 2009, Bonner officially returned to the Valley of the Sun Wednesday afternoon. She came off the bench against the Lynx, but, despite this being her first action since June 10, Bonner logged 26 minutes. The six-time All-Star replaced Natasha Mack (seven points and six rebounds in 16 minutes) with 7:08 remaining in the first quarter, and on-court chemistry was not an issue between Bonner and her new teammates. While it remains to be seen how Bonner fits in a rotation that includes Kahleah Copper and Satou Sabally, since both were unavailable on Wednesday, her versatile skill set should make for a good fit in Phoenix.
  • LAS F #22
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    Cameron Brink didn’t return to Tuesday night’s game against the Liberty after she tweaked her ankle.
    Brink asked for a substitution in the second quarter after just playing five minutes. Sparks head coach Lynn Roberts didn’t have much of an update postgame but confirmed that Brink tweaked her ankle during the first half of the game. Since Brink has only played for just a couple of weeks following her return from a torn ACL, the Sparks weren’t going to risk anything. “She’s still on a minutes restriction,” Roberts told reporters postgame. “So the decision was made not to put her back in.” Azurá Stevens played in 35 minutes on Tuesday night, more playing time than she usually gets.
    Highlights: Clark returns, Thomas comes up clutch
    Relive the best moments from Wednesday's WNBA action, which saw the Golden State Valkyries spoil Caitlin Clark's return to action, Alyssa Thomas score a career-high 29 points for the Phoenix Mercury and more.
  • Sabrina Ionescu added 14 points (4-of-8 FGs, 4-of-4 FTs), three rebounds, six assists, and two three-pointers during Tuesday night’s 105-97 win over the Sparks in 32 minutes of play.
    Ionescu had a much more quiet performance on Tuesday night. But quiet doesn’t necessarily mean without impact. She led her team in assists with six, finding Jonquel Jones for four of them in addition to one look each for Emma Meesseman and Leonie Fiebich. Ionsecu hit half of her eight shots, scoring at all three levels, hitting two threes in addition to a mid-range pull up from 19 feet and driving layup at the rim. Ionescu hit her 449th three-pointer and passed teammate Breanna Stewart for 25th on the WNBA All-Time three-pointers list.
  • Rickea Jackson had an inefficient shooting night where she finished with with 16 points (7-of-20 FGs), seven rebounds, three assists, and two three-pointers in 32 minutes of play during Tuesday night’s 105-97 loss to the Liberty.
    Jackson took the most shots for the Sparks on Tuesday night and was one of their least efficient scorers. She made much more difficult jump shots, taking and making multiple step backs while she missed her much more open and high percentage shots on the perimeter. Jackson was most effective when her offense came in rhythm, meaning on drives off the catch or on a mismatch instead of her just trying to create offense on an island. She missed a bunch of easy looks at the rim that she would typically make. Amid her shooting struggles, Jackson made sure to get on the glass. Behind Azurá Stevens, she was the Sparks’ best rebounder on Tuesday night.
  • Leonie Fiebich tallied 20 points (7-of-10 FGs, 4-of-4 FTs), two rebounds, four assists, one steal, one block and two three-pointers during Tuesday night’s 105-97 win over the Sparks in 27 minutes of play.
    Fiebich shot the ball well, her most efficient shooting performance since August 5 against the Wings. After going cold from deep for three straight games at the end of July and into early August, Fiebich has hit two three-pointers in four straight games. She had her most impactful offensive quarter in the third where she scored half of her total points and had half of her total assists. As a result she accounted for 77.8% of her team’s total points in the third quarter. She found Emma Meesseman cutting off the ball and on a high-low pass for three of her four assists in addition to then Marine Johannès on a swing pass for an open three-point make.
  • Azurá Stevens was the Sparks’ most efficient player during Tuesday night’s 105-97 loss to the Liberty, racking up 17 points (7-of-11 FGs, 2-of-2 FTs), four rebounds, four assists, three steals, and one three-pointer in 35 minutes of play.
    Stevens was the Sparks’ most efficient player on Tuesday night, shooting over 63% from the field as she continues to make her case for Most Improved Player. She has scored in double-digits for the Sparks in 10 of her last 12 games. Her made looks on Tuesday night were mostly right at the rim with the majority of her scoring happening in the third quarter. She was able to blow by the Liberty’s defense on drives and score over smaller guard defenders on switches. Stevens also had four assists as she found front court partner Dearica Hamby and wing Rae Burrell for two scores each. Her three steals helped the Sparks get out and score in transition, contributing to the Sparks’ 18 total points scored off Liberty turnovers.
  • Emma Meesseman posted 24 points (9-of-15 FGs, 6-of-7 FTs), nine rebounds, four assists, and one block during Tuesday night’s 105-97 win over the Sparks in 32 minutes of play.
    Meesseman continues to be on a tear for the Liberty ever since she arrived in New York. On Tuesday night she had her first 20+ point game in the WNBA since she was last in the league in 2022. The Liberty did a much better job of finding Meesseman on mismatches than they did against the Lynx. She often received the ball while being guarded by smaller Sparks players on switches and that resulted in easy Meesseman baskets. She had her best rebounding game so far as a member of the Liberty as Meesseman was just board shy of a double-double. Her four assists were to three different teammates with two going to her former Mystics teammates Natasha Cloud, in addition to a cutting layup from Leonie Fiebich and a wide open corner three-pointer from Marine Johannès.
  • Dearica Hamby stuffed the stat sheet during Tuesday night’s 105-97 loss to the Liberty finishing with 21 points (8-of-15 FGs, 5-of-6 FTs), eight rebounds, three assists, four steals, and one block in 32 minutes of play.
    Hamby had her finger prints all over the game on Tuesday night. She scored on drives to the basket, an offensive rebound putback and a bunch of run outs coming off of Liberty turnovers or misses. Hamby accounted for over 58% of the Sparks total points in the third quarter. She was her team’s leading rebounder and had four steals that helped her team get out in transition for higher percentage looks at the basket. She found two different teammates in Rickea Jackson and Azurá Stevens on mismatches and wide open looks when the Liberty defense was less alert.
  • Kelsey Plum was super efficient during Tuesday night’s 105-97 loss to the Liberty finishing with 26 points (8-of-13 FGs, 8-of-8 FTs), five rebounds, five assists, and two three-pointers in 34 minutes of play.
    Plum was an incredibly efficient shot maker on Tuesday night, shooting over 60% from the field. She put a lot of pressure on the rim and was able to blow by multiple levels of the Liberty’s defense in addition to hitting two open three-pointers where the Liberty missed her in rotation. She got to the line five times on Tuesday, and made all of her free throws. Plum’s five assists went to four different teammates for high percentage looks either beyond the arc or right at the rim. She found both Dearica Hamby, Rickea Jackson and Azurá Stevens on the move for cutting layups in addition to Rae Burrell for a wide open transition three-pointer.
  • Jonquel Jones amassed 21 points (8-of-11 FGs, 1-of-4 FTs), 11 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and four three-pointers during Tuesday night’s 105-97 win over the Sparks in 31 minutes of play.
    Jones had a monster evening for the Liberty notching her seventh double-double of the season and her 99th of her career. Ever since Jones joined the Liberty in 2023, the team is 31-0 when she reaches a double-double. Half of Jones’ made shots came from the three-point line, hitting a season high four total three-pointers on Tuesday night against the Sparks. Sabrina Ionescu was intentional in finding Jones when she was either wide open or had a lane to drive and get to the basket as she found Jones on half of her made field goals. Without Breanna Stewart on the floor for the Liberty, Jones brought the ball up across the timeline and functioned more as a point-center within the Liberty’s positionless offense.
  • Aliyah Boston was active on the offensive glass during Tuesday night’s 81-80 loss to the Wings finishing with14 points (5-of-10 FGs, 4-of-4 FTs), five rebounds, one assist, and two blocks in 31 minutes of play.
    Tuesday night was a difficult evening for Boston who scored in double figures, but struggled defensively and was limited as a playmaker, something that the Fever desperately need being down all three of their point guards in Caitlin Clark, Aari McDonald and Sydney Colson. Three of Boston’s five made field goals were on offensive rebounds. She cleaned up two of her own shots in addition to a miss from Natasha Howard. While Boston struggled defending Li Yueru on post-ups, she was able to defend the Wings’ front court well on drives to the basket. She picked up two blocks with one coming against Li and another on a shot from German center Luisa Geiselsöder.