Oilers Give Backup Goalie Pickard 2-year Extension
PHOENIX -- — Kahleah Copper scored 11 of her 24 points in the third quarter, Diana Taurasi had 20 points, five 3-pointers and six assists, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Los Angeles Sparks 92-78 on Friday night.
Copper scored 10 points in the opening six minutes of the second half to help Phoenix build a 63-55 lead.
Sophie Cunningham made a wide open 3-pointer to begin Phoenix's 7-1 run that ended in a 72-62 lead at the end of the third. The Mercury opened the fourth on an 8-2 spurt to extend their lead to 80-64.
Natasha Cloud highlighted the fourth with a full-court pass to find Copper in stride for a layup and an 87-70 lead.
Brittney Griner had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Cloud added 14 points and seven assists for Phoenix (9-8).
Dearica Hamby tied a career high with 29 points for Los Angeles (4-14), which played the last of a seven-game road trip. Rickea Jackson added 14 points and Aari McDonald had 12 points and 10 assists.
Hamby made her first four 3-pointers to set a career high for makes in a game. She finished the half with 21 points, on 8-of-12 shooting, to help Los Angeles lead 45-44. Taurasi made four of her five 3-pointers in the first half and paced Phoenix with 16 points.
------
AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball
251523789 Carr Emily War Canoes Alert Bay 2 1912 2 Emily Carr Cathedral Western Forest 1931 Emily Carr QTSNNXAPPREK5KN657RLNVDMDYEmily Carr Il Fullxfull.3168354730 C6qh 7136385566f36d8cef497957e4e8f69e Scorned Of Timber Beloved Of The Sky By Emily Carr 1935 M G Whittingham Emily Carr Happiness Emily Carr Archival Photograph Emily Carr Mountain Forest 1255465683 EmilyCarr150dpi ?auto=compress&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php 3.3.0&q=809d8a228b3fa593ff075ba492c3126b99 7838fa5b A490 47d0 9566 0c31280fa95e Metchosen By Emily Carr 1935 M G Whittingham 1920 01 12 Art Books 4 Emily Carr Blue Sky 1936 Contextual Emily%2BCarr%2C%2BIndian%2BChurch Art Books 4 Emily Carr Autumn In France 1911 Contextual 91f30febbafd17da931bf6d91b326d23 Web1 20211202121236 04117fff3b3dc407b6446f0acca373e48ec5c86ed5d489b1c3e62317f7b99437 ;w=960Swirl By Emily Carr 1937 M G Whittingham 8e75f873f06b613ba6edadcd881e4c3e A470b336 21e0 40c4 A8a8 4118d56bb838 Art Books 4 Emily Carr Sunshine And Tumult 1938 39 Contextual 100 Vanquished 7941c7cbe3975aee13ae9acbdf1357af 37c74980bcff6f8f3fdf495a5ea8fc02