Final

Phoenix Mercury12-19106 winneratChicago Sky11-19101

Mon, Aug 3, 9:00 PM EDTWintrust Arena, Chicago, ILUSA Network · AZFS · Merc+ · The U, WCIU

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
PHX	26	29	23	27	105
CHI	27	20	30	24	101

Phoenix Mercury

105

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
DeWanna BonnerF	30	14	8	4	3	2	1	3-8	2-6	6-9	+10
Alyssa ThomasF	37	19	15	12	0	1	6	5-9	0-0	9-9	0
Natasha MackF	18	9	3	1	0	1	0	3-5	0-0	3-4	-10
Noemie BrochantF	19	2	2	2	0	1	1	1-5	0-2	0-0	-4
Kahleah CopperG	34	30	4	1	1	0	1	10-19	4-8	6-10	+10
Valeriane Ayayi	22	11	2	1	1	0	0	4-6	2-4	1-1	+8
Sami Whitcomb	15	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-9
Kelsey Plum	20	20	1	4	0	0	3	6-10	3-5	5-5	+9
Lexi Held	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Team		105	36	26	5	5	12	32-63	11-26	30-38

DNP: Marta Suarez (coach's decision), Kyara Linskens (coach's decision)

Chicago Sky

101

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kamilla CardosoC	27	16	13	5	0	1	0	8-15	0-0	0-0	-13
Courtney VanderslootG	27	16	5	10	2	0	3	6-13	4-6	0-0	+12
Natasha CloudG	31	13	5	7	1	0	1	4-8	1-5	4-4	-11
Aicha CoulibalyG	11	6	1	0	1	0	1	3-6	0-1	0-0	+1
Sydney TaylorG	17	14	2	3	1	0	0	5-10	3-5	1-1	+4
Elizabeth Williams	15	5	6	2	0	0	1	2-3	0-0	1-3	+10
Rachel Banham	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-5
DiJonai Carrington	20	16	1	0	0	0	0	4-10	1-4	7-12	-4
Jacy Sheldon	23	6	1	1	0	0	0	1-5	0-3	4-4	-1
Gabriela Jaquez	26	9	1	1	0	0	1	4-6	1-2	0-1	-5
Team		101	36	29	5	1	8	37-76	10-26	17-25

DNP: Azura Stevens (coach's decision), Skylar Diggins (coach's decision)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · CHI: 7
Biggest lead · PHX: 12
Times tied: 4
Lead changes: 9
Longest run · PHX: 14

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How they entered this matchup

Out: Kelsey PlumOut: Rickea JacksonTravel tax: PHXBody clock: PHXNational TV

PHX is missing Kelsey Plum and their 21.5 points per game (lower leg).
CHI is missing Rickea Jackson and their 18.0 points per game (knee).
PHX is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,452 mi from its previous stop.
PHX is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 2h on the body clock and +2h of zone shift.
PHX is in game 1 of 5 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	PHX	CHI
Record	12-19	11-19
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	54h	56h
Rest swing	-2h	+2h
Travel in	1,452 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	+2h	0h
Body clock	2h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 5	Homestand · 3 of 5
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	5	1 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

PHX carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 5 vs. CHI's 1.

How each side got here1,452 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

PHX

1,452 mi

Phoenix, AZChicago, IL

PHX came from Phoenix, AZ with 1,452 mi of travel and +2h of time-zone change.

Phoenix, AZ to Chicago, IL

CHI

0 mi

Chicago, ILNo travel

CHI stayed in Chicago, IL between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Chicago, IL

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 5 vs homestand 3 of 5

Where this game sits in the run

PHX

Road trip

PHX is on game 1 of 5 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 5

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles5,526 mi

CHI

Homestand

CHI is in game 3 of 5 on this homestand.

Game in segment3 of 5

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles3 mi

Where it aired

National: USA Network
Local TV: PHXAZFSPHXMerc+CHIThe U, WCIUin-market
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