Kahleah Copper Scores 31 and Kelsey Plum Adds 20 in Phoenix Debut to Help Mercury Beat Sky 106
Kelsey Plum scored 20 in her Phoenix debut and Kahleah Copper added 31 as the Mercury won 106-101.
- On Monday, the Phoenix Mercury defeated the Chicago Sky 106-101 at Wintrust Arena, with guard Kahleah Copper scoring 31 points and newly acquired guard Kelsey Plum adding 20 in her debut.
- Mercury general manager Nick U'Ren acquired Plum from the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday, framing the move as opportunistic. "Sometimes that means selling, sometimes it means buying, sometimes it means a little bit of both," U'Ren said.
- A 12-point fourth-quarter swing decided the outcome, with Plum hitting a 3-pointer with 53 seconds remaining to give Phoenix a 103-101 lead. Forward DeWanna Bonner then blocked Courtney Vandersloot's layup attempt.
- The loss dropped the Sky to 11th place, six games out of a playoff spot. Coach Tyler Marsh said, "It hurts, obviously, as a team that's fighting for the same thing that we are."
- On Wednesday, the Mercury travel to face the Atlanta Dream, while the Sky continue their homestand against the Sparks in a matchup critical to both teams' playoff hopes.
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Chicago Sky lose a late lead as Kahleah Copper scores 31 and Kelsey Plum adds 20 in her Phoenix Mercury debut
Kelsey Plum, who was traded on Saturday, made a 3-pointer from the corner with 53 seconds left to give the Phoenix Mercury the game's final lead over the Chicago Sky.
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A 12-point swing in the fourth quarter separated the Mercury and Sky on Monday night at Wintrust Arena, with the former capitalizing on the mistakes of the latter to earn a 106-101 victory.The trade deadline separated them even more: The Sky stood pat, while the Mercury swung for the fences.The Mercury landed the biggest name on the market, acquiring five-time All-Star guard Kelsey Plum from the Sparks for young guard Monique Akoa Makani, a firs…
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Kahleah Copper scores 31 and Kelsey Plum adds 20 in Phoenix debut to help Mercury beat Sky 106-101
Kahleah Copper scored 20 of her 31 points in the second half and Kelsey Plum added 20 points in her Phoenix debut to help the Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 106-101 on Monday night.
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