Brochant's Season-High 24 Lifts Mercury Past Sparks 94-87
A late 16-6 run carried Phoenix past Los Angeles and snapped a three-game losing streak.
Rookie Noemie Brochant scored a season-high 24 points, and Alyssa Thomas added nine of her 16 points in the fourth quarter as the Phoenix Mercury beat the Los Angeles Sparks 94-87 on Tuesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak.
Phoenix trailed 81-78 with 4:56 left in the fourth quarter before closing the game on a 16-6 run.
Thomas made a layup with 49.6 seconds left to put the Mercury ahead 88-84, then added two free throws on the next possession to extend the lead to six. DeWanna Bonner sealed the win by making four straight free throws down the stretch.
Dearica Hamby and Rae Burrell each scored 19 points for Los Angeles (12-20). Nneka Ogwumike finished with 18 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
Kahleah Copper added 18 points and Bonner finished with 11 for Phoenix (13-22). Brochant shot 10 of 13 from the field as the Mercury shot 52% as a team. Thomas also had seven rebounds and nine assists.
Mercury guard Kelsey Plum did not play against the team that traded her a little over a week ago. Plum had been limited to 14 minutes in Phoenix's 95-75 loss to Washington on Sunday because of left calf tightness.
Phoenix plays at Portland on Sunday, while Los Angeles travels to New York on Thursday.
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