Hamby scores 25, Burrell 20 but Sparks knocked from playoffs despite 88-83 win over Mercury

— Dearica Hamby scored 16 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter, Rae Burrell had a career-high 20 points off the bench and Los Angeles beat the Phoenix Mercury 88-83 on Tuesday night but the Sparks were eliminated from the playoff race.
Sep 10, 2025, 12:25 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

100%
--LA
0%
--PHX

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses free throw 2 of 3
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Rickea Jackson makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Dearica Hamby assists)
  • Satou Sabally makes layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
  • Azura Stevens misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Julie Allemand makes 1-foot layup (Dearica Hamby assists)
  • Satou Sabally makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Kelsey Plum makes 23-foot three pointer
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes 18-foot jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Azura Stevens misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Satou Sabally misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Julie Allemand misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kahleah Copper makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Mack assists)
  • Kelsey Plum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julie Allemand assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes 14-foot jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Julie Allemand makes two point shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses driving layup
  • Kelsey Plum misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup (Satou Sabally assists)
  • Rickea Jackson misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Rickea Jackson makes 9-foot two point shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 16-foot jumper
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Rickea Jackson misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kitija Laksa assists)
  • Kelsey Plum makes driving layup
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Dearica Hamby misses two point shot
  • Kathryn Westbeld makes 2-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Kelsey Plum misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rae Burrell makes layup (Rickea Jackson assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Rae Burrell misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Satou Sabally misses two point shot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Satou Sabally misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Satou Sabally makes driving layup
  • Rae Burrell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Azura Stevens assists)
  • Kalani Brown misses 4-foot jumper
  • Cameron Brink makes driving layup
  • Satou Sabally makes 14-foot two point shot
  • Cameron Brink misses 20-foot jumper
  • Azura Stevens misses layup
  • Azura Stevens misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Rae Burrell makes driving layup (Sarah Ashlee Barker assists)
  • Cameron Brink makes 1-foot layup (Julie Allemand assists)
  • Cameron Brink misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kahleah Copper misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kahleah Copper misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Satou Sabally makes driving layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Rae Burrell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Plum assists)
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Rae Burrell makes 1-foot layup (Azura Stevens assists)
  • Satou Sabally makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Rae Burrell misses driving layup
  • Kahleah Copper misses two point shot
  • Kelsey Plum makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dearica Hamby assists)
  • Rickea Jackson misses 26-foot three point shot
  • Rae Burrell makes 1-foot layup (Dearica Hamby assists)
  • Satou Sabally makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Dearica Hamby makes layup (Kelsey Plum assists)
  • Lexi Held misses driving floating jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes tip shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup (Lexi Held assists)
  • Dearica Hamby makes driving layup (Kelsey Plum assists)
  • Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 22-foot three point shot
  • Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
  • Azura Stevens misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Azura Stevens misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Satou Sabally misses driving layup
  • Azura Stevens makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Azura Stevens makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Julie Allemand makes 26-foot three pointer (Dearica Hamby assists)
  • Kelsey Plum makes two point shot
  • Kelsey Plum misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Dearica Hamby misses driving layup
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Rickea Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Rickea Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Julie Vanloo misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Mack misses two point shot
  • Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kahleah Copper makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Kelsey Plum misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Satou Sabally makes 25-foot three pointer (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Rickea Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Satou Sabally makes driving layup
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Rae Burrell makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Rae Burrell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Rae Burrell misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kathryn Westbeld assists)
  • Kelsey Plum misses driving layup
  • Kahleah Copper makes driving layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Cameron Brink misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Azura Stevens makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julie Allemand assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb misses driving layup
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Azura Stevens misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Rae Burrell makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Satou Sabally misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kelsey Plum misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Kalani Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kalani Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dearica Hamby misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Kitija Laksa makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Kitija Laksa makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Kitija Laksa makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Rae Burrell misses driving layup
  • Kalani Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kalani Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dearica Hamby makes 2-foot layup (Azura Stevens assists)
  • Lexi Held makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Kiana Williams assists)
  • Dearica Hamby makes driving layup
  • Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Lexi Held makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Dearica Hamby misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kiana Williams misses 28-foot three point shot
  • Dearica Hamby misses driving floating jump shot
  • Julie Allemand misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kiana Williams misses driving floating jump shot
  • Rae Burrell makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Rae Burrell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kelsey Plum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rae Burrell assists)
  • Kiana Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kelsey Plum misses driving layup
  • Kiana Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kiana Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Cameron Brink misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Dearica Hamby makes two point shot (Julie Allemand assists)
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Dearica Hamby makes 2-foot layup (Rae Burrell assists)
  • Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Kiana Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lexi Held assists)
  • Dearica Hamby misses driving layup
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses two point shot
  • Kalani Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kalani Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Azura Stevens misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Azura Stevens makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dearica Hamby makes two point shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
  • Kiana Williams misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Rae Burrell misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Lexi Held misses driving layup
  • Kelsey Plum misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kelsey Plum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kiana Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lexi Held assists)
  • Azura Stevens misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kelsey Plum misses two point shot
  • Dearica Hamby misses two point shot
  • Dearica Hamby makes two point shot
  • Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Kiana Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kitija Laksa misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kalani Brown makes two point shot
  • Azura Stevens makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Azura Stevens makes free throw 2 of 2
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