Taurasi scores 24 points, Mercury beat Seattle Storm to sweep series
May 14, 2022, 4:01 PM | Updated: Jul 18, 2022, 3:41 pm
Diana Taurasi #3 of the Phoenix Mercury handles the ball during the first half of the WNBA game against the Seattle Storm. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
(Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
SEATTLE (AP) — Diana Taurasi made six 3-pointers and scored 24 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Seattle Storm 69-64 on Saturday to sweep the home-and-home series.
Mercury 69, Seattle Storm 64: Box Score
Diana Taurasi from DEEP over Sue Bird 😤 pic.twitter.com/UVZA3gt1SZ
— ESPN (@espn) May 14, 2022
Minnesota (2-1) beat Seattle (1-3) 97-77 on Wednesday night in Phoenix.
Skylar Diggins-Smith added 14 points and five assists for Phoenix. Brianna Turner had 14 rebounds, and Tina Charles grabbed 10. Diamond DeShields had 11 points and four assists off the bench.
Jewell Loyd hit five 3-pointers and scored 26 points for Seattle. Sue Bird scored two points on 1-of-11 shooting. She missed all eight of her 3-point tries. Stephanie Talbot had 14 rebounds and eight points on 3-of-11 shooting. Ezi Magbegor had 10 rebounds and blocked seven shots.
