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Diana Taurasi hits 7 3-pointers as Phoenix Mercury beat Indiana Fever
PHOENIX (AP) — Diana Taurasi scored 27 factors with a season-high seven 3-pointers, Skylar Diggins-Smith added 17 factors and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 83-71 on Monday evening.
Taurasi made three 3-pointers within the opening 4 minutes and completed 7 of 15 from distance to succeed in the 20-point plateau for the seventh time this season.
Sophie Cunningham, in her fourth begin of the season, had 16 factors and Diamond DeShields scored 11 for Phoenix (8-12), which hosts Indiana on Wednesday.
Cunningham scored the ultimate 5 factors of the primary half to assist Phoenix lead 45-41 on the break.
Taurasi and Cunningham every scored 13 factors within the first half.
Cunningham made her fourth 3-pointer of the sport to increase Phoenix’s benefit to 77-65 with 2:50 remaining.
Kelsey Mitchell scored 22 factors for Indiana (5-15).
NaLyssa Smith had 15 factors and 11 rebounds, and Emma Cannon and Victoria Vivians every scored 12.