Final

Los Angeles Sparks2-397 winneratPhoenix Mercury2-488

Thu, May 21, 10:00 PM EDTMortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZPrime Video

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
LAS	25	35	22	15	97
PHX	24	19	27	18	88

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ariel AtkinsF	24	11	1	2	3	1	2	4-8	3-7	0-1	+2
Nneka OgwumikeF	31	12	6	2	1	0	1	5-11	2-2	0-0	+6
Dearica HambyC	30	27	15	3	1	0	0	7-11	2-3	11-11	+13
Kelsey PlumG	34	16	1	7	1	0	4	6-14	4-10	0-0	+14
Erica WheelerG	26	5	1	4	0	0	2	2-4	1-2	0-0	-3
Cameron Brink	19	12	5	1	1	3	6	3-6	1-2	5-6	-1
Rae Burrell	22	12	1	2	0	0	2	4-9	2-5	2-2	+8
Chance Gray	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-3
Jihyun Park	11	2	1	1	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	+9
Kate Martin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Team		97	31	23	8	4	17	31-64	15-32	20-22

DNP: Emma Cannon (coach's decision), Sania Feagin (injury/illness), Ta'Niya Latson (coach's decision)

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
DeWanna BonnerF	30	9	5	1	3	1	1	3-7	1-5	2-2	-1
Alyssa ThomasF	35	23	7	7	2	0	3	7-13	0-0	9-11	-5
Natasha MackC	28	10	9	2	2	0	1	4-6	0-0	2-3	+3
Kahleah CopperG	36	22	5	2	0	0	4	7-20	1-7	7-10	-14
Jovana NogicG	30	15	1	3	1	0	1	5-11	3-6	2-3	-5
Marta Suarez	9	6	1	0	1	0	0	2-4	2-4	0-0	-13
Noemie Brochant	15	0	3	1	0	1	2	0-4	0-2	0-0

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Out: Kelsey PlumRest edge: LASTravel tax: LASNational TV

PHX is missing Kelsey Plum and their 21.5 points per game (lower leg).
LAS has the rest edge with 99h between tipoffs, 51h more than PHX.
LAS is carrying the heavier travel load at 358 mi from its previous stop.
LAS is in game 1 of 4 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Reading the setup…

marks the side with the edge in that row.

How each side got here358 mi vs 0 mi

358 mi

Los Angeles, CAPhoenix, AZ

LAS came from Los Angeles, CA with 358 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Los Angeles, CA to Phoenix, AZ

0 mi

Phoenix, AZNo travel

PHX stayed in Phoenix, AZ between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Phoenix, AZ

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 4 vs homestand 4 of 4

Road trip

LAS is on game 1 of 4 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles3,004 mi

Homestand

PHX is in game 4 of 4 on this homestand.

Game in segment4 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi