Mercury close on 19-5 spurt to beat Shock 78-66
Jul 30, 2015, 8:18 PM
From left to right, Phoenix Mercury's Lynetta Kizer, Candice Dupree, DeWanna Bonner and Briana Gilbreath celebrate after Dupree scored against the Los Angeles Sparks during the second half in Game 1 of their WNBA basketball Western Conference semifinal series on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, in Los Angeles. The Mercury won 86-75. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)
(AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)
TULSA, Okla. — DeWanna Bonner had 24 points and nine rebounds, Candice Dupree scored 20 and the Phoenix Mercury beat Tulsa 78-66 on Thursday night in the Shock’s first game since their Dallas relocation announcement.
Phoenix trailed 61-59 with 5 minutes remaining, but closed on a 19-5 spurt — with Bonner, Dupree and Brittney Griner scoring all the points for the Mercury.
Griner had 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks for Phoenix (11-7), which has won nine of its 11 meetings with Tulsa at the BOK Center.
Odyssey Sims led Tulsa (10-9) with 16 points, 13 in the first half, and Plenette Pierson added 14. Tulsa has lost five in a row and eight of its last 10.
Tulsa led by 12 in the third quarter, but Phoenix closed on a 9-1 run to take a 55-53 lead, its first since it was 25-23. The Mercury outscored the Shock 47-26 in the second half in front of a sparse crowd.
