PHOENIX MERCURY

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 Gilb...

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.

 

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