Final

Dallas Wings26-1786atPhoenix Mercury16-2787 winner

Mon, Sep 21, 10:00 PM EDTMortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZUSA Network · AZFS · KFAA · Merc+

Reading the setup…

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
DAL	24	23	21	18	86
PHX	17	26	18	26	87

Dallas Wings

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jessica ShepardF	36	17	19	6	0	0	2	5-15	0-0	7-12	-7
Maddy SiegristF	19	9	3	0	0	0	1	3-9	2-5	1-2	-8
Awak KuierF	28	8	5	1	1	5	1	3-4	2-2	0-0	-8
Arike OgunbowaleG	31	7	1	2	0	0	2	2-8	1-6	2-2	+1
Paige BueckersG	33	30	5	7	1	0	1	12-21	4-4	2-2	-1
Alysha Clark	3	4	0	0	0	1	0	1-1	1-1	1-2	+4
Li Yueru	11	5	3	1	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	1-1	+14
Odyssey Sims	21	2	3	5	1	0	1	1-4	0-1	0-0	+2
Kitija Laksa	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-4	0-2	0-0	-1
Aziaha James	8	4	2	2	0	0	0	2-4	0-1	0-0	-1
Team		86	42	24	3	6	9	31-73	10-22	14-21

DNP: Alanna Smith (coach's decision), Christyn Williams (coach's decision), Haley Jones (coach's decision)

Phoenix Mercury

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Alyssa ThomasF	32	15	10	12	0	1	3	7-12	0-0	1-2	+5
Natasha MackF	22	12	4	0	0	2	0	4-6	0-0	4-4	-5
Noemie BrochantF	22	2	2	1	0	0	1	1-4	0-2	0-0	+2
Kahleah CopperG	34	31	5	1	1	1	0	10-17	1-3	10-13	+10
Lexi HeldG	19	0	1	5	1	1	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	-3
Maddy Westbeld	14	2	1	0	1	0	0	0-4	0-1	2-2	-2
Marta Suarez	10	2	4	0	0	0	0	0-5	0-2	2-2

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · PHX: 1
Biggest lead · DAL: 14
Times tied: 2
Lead changes: 9
Longest run · DAL: 8

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How they entered this matchup

Out: Kelsey PlumBody clock: DALNational TV

PHX is missing Kelsey Plum and their 21.5 points per game (lower leg).
DAL is dealing with west-to-east pressure: -2h on the body clock and -2h of zone shift.
DAL is in game 1 of 3 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…

The lineDAL −5.5 · didn't cover

The line

Pregame line · how it landed

SpreadDAL −5.5didn't cover — lost by 1

MoneylineDAL −218 · PHX +180PHX won — upset

TotalO/U 173.5under — 173 combined

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	DAL	PHX
Record	26-17	16-27
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	57h	57h
Rest swing	0h	0h
Travel in	867 mi	867 mi
Zone change	-2h	-2h
Body clock	-2h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 3	Homestand · 1 of 2
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	5	2 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

DAL carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 5 vs. PHX's 2.

How each side got here867 mi vs 867 mi

How each side got here

DAL

867 mi

Arlington, TXPhoenix, AZ

DAL came from Arlington, TX with 867 mi of travel and -2h of time-zone change.

Arlington, TX to Phoenix, AZ

PHX

867 mi

Arlington, TXPhoenix, AZ

PHX came from Arlington, TX with 867 mi of travel and -2h of time-zone change.

Arlington, TX to Phoenix, AZ

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 3 vs homestand 1 of 2

Where this game sits in the run

DAL

Road trip

DAL is on game 1 of 3 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles2,664 mi

PHX

Homestand

PHX is in game 1 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: USA Network
Local TV: PHXAZFSDALKFAAPHXMerc+in-market
WNBA League Pass: Full replay + condensed game