Skylar Diggins collected a 26-point summit, Gabby Williams collected a summit of 21 points and a career summit of five points of 3 points, and the Seattle storm moved away from the Host Phoenix Mercury for a victory of 89-77 Saturday during the third meeting between the two this season.
Diggins had 22 of its 26 points in the second half, and its 3 pointer gave the storm an advance of 84-72 with 2:27 to play. She missed her first five shots but finished 8 out of 18 on the field and four of the eight from a distance.
Nneka Ogwumike collected 13 points, six rebounds and six assists for the storm, who beat Mercury in their last two games after being thrilled 81-59 in Phoenix during the opening of the season for both.
Sutou Sabally had 22 points, Lexi Held had 14 points and Kitija Laksa had nine points on three 3 points for the Mercury, which fell to 2-2 in the game of the commissioner. Sabally had her sixth 20 -point game this season.
Williams was eight out of 10 on the field and made five of the six on 3 points while adding seven assists of the season.
Williams scored two figures and made at least one three points in eight consecutive games.
The storm, which had lost three of its four lost, pulled 48.5% of the field and made 12 of the 22 attempts of 3 points. They have a game of 2-1 in the cup.
Diggins collected 24 points and 14 assists in the 77-70 victory from the storm to Seattle the last time these teams met on May 23.
The Mercury, playing his ninth match in 18 days, was without second -class marker and primary ball eater Alyssa Thomas, who missed his fifth consecutive match with a left calf injury. Thomas is second in the team to mark and bounce back and conduct assists.
The Mercury pulled 43.9% of the field and made eight of the 25 attempts of 3 points. Held and Sabally everyone made two three.
Diggins scored the first seven seattle points in the third quarter, and its 15 feet with 3:15 to do in the quarter gave the storm their biggest lead at the time, 65-57. The 3-point diggin point pointer with a little less than five minutes made 75-67 advances.
Williams collected 10 points, three assists and two 3 points in the first quarter, but the Mercury opened the second quarter on a 10-2 race to get their lead, 29-26.
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