Lexi scored a career-high 24 points, Sato Sabli had 19 points and seven rebounds, and host Phoenix Mercury defeated Golden State Volcaries 86–77 on Thursday.
The mercury ended at 18–1 and improved 6–3, with his best start since 2018 when he lost the Western Conference to the final WNBA champion Seattle in the semi-finals. They are 2–1 in the Commissioner Cup Games.
Held had nine points in the fourth quarter and Sebali had seven playing foul trouble. In the last four minutes, Para exceeded the lack of eight points in a game with 11 lead changes and 10 relationships.
Veronica Burton had 16 points and had 12 points for the expansion of Tempi Phagbanel, who lost their fourth straight and fell 0–2 in the Commissioner Cup. Kayla Thornton, Cecilia Zandalasini and Julie Vanlu were with 10 points.
Burton gave Valkyries a 76-68 lead with 4:04 remaining, but his only second point came when he made a free throw to tie the game at 77-77 with 56.1 seconds left.
Saballi pursued her own miss with a basket and replaced a free throw to break the tie for an 80–77 lead with 33.3 seconds.
After Burton, a trimmer missed on the upcoming possession. Valkyries were forced to dishonest. Saballi, Held and Monic Akoa Makani performed two free throw apps in the last 17 seconds.
The four 3-pointers held and Mercury on Tuesday on Tuesday had 11 out of 25 after going for a loss for Minnesota.
The mercury is 5–1 at home, tied to the beginning of the best home in the history of the franchise, seven times, the most recent was in 2015.
Para took 5 out of 8 3-pointers in the first quarter, four in the final 3 1/2 minutes, during 13-3 runs for the first quarter after the first quarter. The organized made two traces in the first quarter and in the first possession of the second quarter.
Phagbanel had eight points in the second quarter when Vulkari pushed the ball and scored eight points from a mercury turnover for a 38–37 halftime lead.
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