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WNBA: Red-hot Mercury sink 17 3-pointers in win over Sky

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Sami Whitcomb hit five of the Mercury's franchise-record 17 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, Kahleah Copper scored 16 and the surging Phoenix Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 107-86 on Saturday.

Kalani Brown hit a 3 - the second of the 6-foot-7 center's career - with 25.6 seconds left to break the Mercury’s previous record of 16.

Six different Phoenix players hit at least two 3-pointers, tying the WNBA single-game record.

Angel Reese finished with nine points and a career-low two rebounds for the Sky.

Phoenix (11-4) set a season high for points in a game with its fifth straight victory for the first time since it won 10 in a row in 2021.

Satou Sabally scored 15 points for the Mercury and Alyssa Thomas had 11 points and eight assists.

Chicago (3-9) has lost five of six. Kamilla Cardoso and Michaela Onyenwere led the Sky with 17 points apiece.

 

McBride’s big game powers Lynx

Kayla McBride scored 15 of her season-high 29 points in the fourth quarter, Courtney Williams added 18 points and the league-leading Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 82-66 for their third straight win.

Napheesa Collier did not play for the Lynx (12-1). The 2024 WNBA defensive player of the year, Collier left early in the third quarter of Minnesota’s 76-62 win over Las Vegas on Tuesday and did not return.

McBride made 9 of 13 from the field, 5 of 7 from 3-point range, and Williams finished with six assists and four steals. Maria Kliundikova had 12 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks for Minnesota.

Sarah Ashlee Barker hit a 3-pointer that gave the Sparks a 59-58 lead with 7:43 remaining. Kliundikova answered with a layup 24 seconds later, McBride added a 3-pointer and a three-point play and Williams made a pull-up jumper with 4:48 left that gave Minnesota a nine-point advantage. Dearica Hamby made a layup to cut the deficit to seven before Alanna Smith and McBride hit 3s 31 seconds apart about a minute later.