Final

Phoenix Mercury1-179atGolden State Valkyries2-095 winner

Sun, May 10, 8:30 PM EDTChase Center, San Francisco, CA3TV / AZFS · KPIX+ 44/KMAX 31 · Merc+

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
PHX	20	11	31	17	79
GSV	17	31	18	29	95

Phoenix Mercury

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
DeWanna BonnerF	32	5	8	3	0	1	1	2-9	0-3	1-1	-2
Alyssa ThomasF	38	19	9	11	0	0	6	5-9	0-0	9-12	-9
Natasha MackC	29	11	2	1	0	1	1	4-5	1-1	2-2	-11
Kahleah CopperG	36	11	1	4	1	0	3	4-15	1-4	2-2	-16
Jovana NogicG	27	16	1	1	0	0	4	5-6	4-5	2-2	+3
Noemie Brochant	16	9	1	0	0	0	1	3-5	3-5	0-0	-10
Kiana Williams	12	6	1	0	0	0	1	2-2	2-2	0-0	-14
Kyara Linskens	5	2	0	0	1	1	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	-6
Quionche Carter	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-13
Anneli Maley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Team		79	24	20	2	3	17	26-54	11-22	16-19

DNP: Sami Whitcomb (nwt - injury/illness), Peyton Williams (coach's decision)

Golden State Valkyries

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Gabby WilliamsF	32	19	5	3	4	1	4	7-13	4-9	1-1	+12
Kayla ThorntonF	31	19	3	0	0	0	1	8-14	3-8	0-0	+6
Kiah StokesC	13	1	3	0	1	0	0	0-2	0-1	1-2	-15
Kaila CharlesG	33	7	4	1	1	0	1	2-8	1-5	2-2	-3
Veronica BurtonG	32	13	3	12	3	0	0	3-9	1-5	6-6	+12
Janelle Salaun	26	21	3	2	1	0	0	7-10	4-5	3-3	+27
Laeticia Amihere	24	13	6	5	0	3	2	5-7	0-0	3-4	+33
Kaitlyn Chen	9	2	3	2	0	0	1	1-4	0-0	0-0	+8
Team		95	30	25	10	4	9	33-67	13-33	16-18

DNP: Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda (coach's decision), Miela Sowah (coach's decision)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · GSV: 18
Biggest lead · PHX: 9
Times tied: 1
Lead changes: 1
Longest run · GSV: 10

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How they entered this matchup

Out: Kelsey PlumRest edge: GSVTravel tax: GSVB2B: PHX

PHX is missing Kelsey Plum and their 21.5 points per game (lower leg).
GSV has the rest edge with 46.5h between tipoffs, 17.5h more than PHX.
GSV is carrying the heavier travel load at 681 mi from its previous stop.
PHX is playing into a b2b schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
PHX is in game 2 of 2 on the road with 255 mi already logged before tip.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	PHX	GSV
Record	1-1	2-0
Days rest	B2B	1 day edge
Hours rest	29h	46.5h
Rest swing	-17.5h	+17.5h
Travel in	414 mi edge	681 mi
Zone change	0h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 2 of 2	Homestand · 1 of 2
Miles before tip	255 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	B2B	—
Fatigue Index	4	1 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

PHX carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 4 vs. GSV's 1.

How each side got here414 mi vs 681 mi

How each side got here

PHX

414 mi

Las Vegas, NVSan Francisco, CA

PHX came from Las Vegas, NV with 414 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Las Vegas, NV to San Francisco, CA

GSV

681 mi

Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA

GSV came from Seattle, WA with 681 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Seattle, WA to San Francisco, CA

Where this game sitsroad 2 of 2 vs homestand 1 of 2

Where this game sits in the run

PHX

Road trip

PHX is on game 2 of 2 on the road, with 255 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 2

Miles before tip255 mi

Segment miles669 mi

GSV

Homestand

GSV is in game 1 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

Local TV: PHX3TV / AZFSGSVKPIX+ 44/KMAX 31PHXMerc+in-market
WNBA League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: GSV95.7 The GameGSVAudacy App