Brittney Griner scores 22, Diana Taurasi adds 18 to help Mercury beat Dream 82-80

— Brittney Griner scored 22 points on 10 of 13 shooting with six rebounds, six assists and four blocks to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the Atlanta Dream 82-80 on Friday night.
Aug 24, 2025, 10:47 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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--ATL

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Kahleah Copper makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Naz Hillmon makes 1-foot layup (Rhyne Howard assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 1-foot layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Rhyne Howard misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rhyne Howard makes layup (Allisha Gray assists)
  • Allisha Gray misses two point shot
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 9-foot running pullup jump shot (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Allisha Gray misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Tina Charles misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kahleah Copper misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Tina Charles misses 15-foot jumper
  • Jordin Canada makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tina Charles assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (Kahleah Copper assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Rhyne Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Rhyne Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes driving layup
  • Tina Charles misses 20-foot jumper
  • Monique Billings misses driving floating jump shot
  • Tina Charles makes 3-foot two point shot (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Monique Billings misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Kahleah Copper misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses layup
  • Rhyne Howard misses running pullup jump shot
  • Tina Charles misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Cloud misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Monique Billings misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Monique Billings makes 5-foot two point shot (Sophie Cunningham assists)
  • Tina Charles misses 22-foot jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Sophie Cunningham assists)
  • Celeste Taylor makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Allisha Gray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Allisha Gray makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Allisha Gray makes 4-foot jumper
  • Kahleah Copper makes layup (Monique Billings assists)
  • Maya Caldwell misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nia Coffey makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Haley Jones misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Celeste Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Rhyne Howard makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Haley Jones assists)
  • Monique Billings makes 13-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Nia Coffey misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses free throw 1 of 3
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Rhyne Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jordin Canada misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jordin Canada misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jordin Canada makes two point shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Allisha Gray makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Natasha Cloud misses driving layup
  • Naz Hillmon makes 1-foot layup (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Maya Caldwell makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Celeste Taylor makes 1-foot two point shot (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Celeste Taylor makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Celeste Taylor misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Sophie Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Sophie Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Allisha Gray misses driving layup
  • Tina Charles makes two point shot
  • Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Kahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kahleah Copper makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kahleah Copper misses driving layup
  • Tina Charles makes layup (Maya Caldwell assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Allisha Gray misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Maya Caldwell makes two point shot (Allisha Gray assists)
  • Sophie Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Sophie Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Maya Caldwell makes three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Allisha Gray misses two point shot
  • Kahleah Copper makes driving layup (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Allisha Gray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tina Charles assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses driving layup
  • Jordin Canada misses 39-foot three point jumper
  • Allisha Gray makes two point shot (Rhyne Howard assists)
  • Jordin Canada makes driving layup (Tina Charles assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 13-foot jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Tina Charles misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Cloud makes driving layup (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Allisha Gray misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses running pullup jump shot
  • Rhyne Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Rhyne Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordin Canada makes 25-foot three point jumper (Allisha Gray assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses driving layup
  • Jordin Canada misses two point shot
  • Brittney Griner makes 10-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Tina Charles misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rhyne Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Hillmon misses 14-foot jumper
  • Tina Charles makes tip shot
  • Natasha Cloud misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Brittney Griner makes 6-foot hook shot
  • Rhyne Howard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Tina Charles misses 21-foot jumper
  • Kahleah Copper makes driving layup
  • Rhyne Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Monique Billings misses two point shot
  • Jordin Canada misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Allisha Gray misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tina Charles makes 11-foot two point shot (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Natasha Mack makes 12-foot jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Jordin Canada makes 27-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Cloud makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rhyne Howard misses 37-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Natasha Cloud misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Celeste Taylor makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Allisha Gray makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Natasha Cloud misses driving floating jump shot
  • Rhyne Howard misses driving layup
  • Lorela Cubaj makes tip shot
  • Rhyne Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Monique Billings makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Monique Billings misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Rhyne Howard makes 25-foot three pointer (Nia Coffey assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 7-foot hook shot (Sophie Cunningham assists)
  • Rhyne Howard misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
  • Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Tina Charles makes 19-foot jumper (Rhyne Howard assists)
  • Natasha Cloud misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rhyne Howard misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brittney Griner makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Nia Coffey misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Allisha Gray misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kahleah Copper misses driving layup
  • Allisha Gray makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2
  • Allisha Gray makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2
  • Naz Hillmon misses layup
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Allisha Gray makes driving layup
  • Allisha Gray makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Diana Taurasi makes 19-foot two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Allisha Gray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tina Charles assists)
  • Rhyne Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Jordin Canada misses 39-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Cloud misses driving layup
  • Rhyne Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Rhyne Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kahleah Copper makes layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Rhyne Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tina Charles misses free throw 2 of 2
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