Overview
- Phoenix beat Seattle 90-67 on Thursday night, with Kahleah Copper scoring 30 points and the Mercury building a large first-half lead.
- Lexi Held supplied 17 points with a career-high five 3-pointers and Valeriane Ayayi added 18 off the bench to underline Phoenix's improved depth.
- Alyssa Thomas returned from a one-game suspension and finished with nine points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, helping Phoenix control the glass.
- Seattle's short two-game recovery ended as the Storm struggled on the road and were outrebounded 40-29 despite Ezi Magbegor making her season debut and scoring eight points in 17 minutes.
- The result raised Phoenix to 8-13 and pushed Seattle to 5-16, leaving Phoenix with momentum to sustain and Seattle still searching for consistent rotation and defensive fixes down the stretch.