Atlanta Dream v Phoenix Mercury

WNBA

Final

Atlanta Dream

96–82

Phoenix Mercury

Match events

Atlanta DreamPhoenix Mercury

By period (Atlanta Dream-Phoenix Mercury): Q1 33-24, Q2 21-23, Q3 27-19, Q4 15-16
Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 1
Biggest lead: Atlanta Dream by 20

1st quarter

End of quarter33–24

2nd quarter

Run8-0 run (from 33-26 to 41-26)
7:3841–26
6:2541–34
Run8-0 run (from 41-26 to 41-34)
Half-time54–47

3rd quarter

Run10-0 run (from 56-51 to 66-51)
4:5166–51
End of quarter81–66

4th quarter

Full-time96–82

Player stats

Phoenix MercuryPlayers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
D. Bonner	31	11	1-7	1-6	8-8	11	1	0	1	1	3	8	2	-9
A. Thomas	38	17	7-12	0-0	3-4	5	7	4	1	1	0	5	1	-8
N. Brochant	28	7	3-6	1-2	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	-11
K. Copper	36	14	5-16	1-6	3-4	2	5	3	0	0	0	2	4	-9
K. Plum	26	19	6-10	1-3	6-6	5	4	1	1	0	0	5	2	+3
V. Ayayi	13	3	1-3	0-1	1-2	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	-8
N. Mack

Highlights

1:09Atlanta Dream vs. Phoenix Mercury - Game HighlightsESPN0:10Rhyne Howard nails the treyESPN0:18Alyssa Thomas somehow gets the and-1 to fallESPN0:20Rhyne Howard buries the 3-pointerESPN0:09Alyssa Thomas somehow gets the and-1 to fallESPN

Compare these twoAll-time head to head, form, this season's numbers and our analyst's verdict

News and reaction

Match reportHow the Atlanta Dream turned their franchise around in just five yearsFive years ago, the Dream were the second-worst team in the WNBA -- making their Finals run all the more remarkable.ESPN5d ago

Match reportWNBA Finals saw surge in attendance, record ratingsThe WNBA Finals were the most watched since 1999, with an average of 1.88 million people viewing the seven-game series that Golden State won over Atlanta in a decisiveESPN5d ago

Match reportUnrivaled reveals Season 3 rosters as Breanna Stewart back for champion MistBack for its third season, Unrivaled unveiled its rosters Tuesday night, with Breanna Stewart, Arike Ogunbowale and Veronica Burton returning for defending champion Mist BC.

Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Thursday 6 August 2026
Started: 9:00 am Sydney time
Venue: Gateway Center, College Park
Competition: WNBA
Venue: Gateway Center, College Park
Officials: Angelica Suffren (Referee), Tiara Cruse (Referee), Jason Alabanza (Referee)
Crowd: 3,575

Form and ladder

Atlanta DreamPhoenix Mercury

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30W 14LRecord16W 28L

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Team lists

Team lists aren’t available for this game.

Updated 10 Nov, 3:02 am

Atlanta DreamPlayers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
N. Hillmon	26	10	3-7	2-5	2-2	5	1	2	0	1	0	5	5	+21
A. Reese	32	14	7-14	0-2	0-0	10	4	3	0	1	2	8	4	+8
A. Gray	29	20	8-15	3-8	1-1	3	3	1	0	1	1	2	3	+18
J. Canada	30	17	4-13	2-7	7-8	5	4	5	0	0	3	2	3	+10
R. Howard	33	23	6-13	5-9	6-6	6	8	1	2	1	0	6	2	+13
B. Jones	21	9	4-5	1-1	0-0	4	6	0	1	1	1	3	3	+3
S. Kone	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
M. Okot	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-2
S. Walker-Kimbrough	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
J. Sherrod	10	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	+4
A. Nye	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
I. Borlase	17	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	3	1	+1