Merkur Monique Akoa Makani finds taste to win

Phoenix went to American capital to hope to find a taste for victory and end his series of three consecutive defeats. How often this season, mystics begins the meeting by attacking from within Shakira Austin IT Kiki Iriafen Register the first Washington Points. During the end of the first quarter, two teams exchange shocks, but it is a local team that leads after ten minutes thanks to the basket in the last second Jade Melbourne (23-21).

Duo Melbourne – Austin still dominates, because the first scoring of betrayed and others take the best Kitty Laksa inside to allow La Capital Franchise Waiting 31 to 25. Mysticians remain in lead to break, but on the way back from the room with a cabinet, the trend is reversed.

Mercury finds his defense

To start, Alissa Thomas Fits to Kiki Iriafen with a mid-distance footage. This action is the beginning of 12-0 in favor of Mercury to continue the benefits during which Franco-Cameroonian Movie Caner Shol (13 Points 3/5 of AFAR) is illustrated with long distance arrow (53-48). If Washington tries to return, Sydney Johnson players do not contain Alissa Thomas who in this third act by Alissa Thomas.

From the beginning of the last quarter, Kiti Laksa and Natasha Mack are responsible for digging the gap in favor of Phoenix (73-58). However, mystics are not accepted immediately. They spend 9-0, but intercepting Alissa Thomas followed by a basket in counter-attack Monique Aquaia Makani allow living ten points forward (80-70). This time it is enough to win from in the last five minutes of the meeting, Washington fails to register either the smallest points in the game.

Therefore, at the end of the second half, 46 to 26 that Mercury overthrow the mystics to win 88 to 72 behind Alissa Thomas who still approaching triple double (27 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists).

“I think we had to find our defense”Explains the Phoenix coach Nate Tibbetts after the meeting. “We received 89 and 90 in the last two games and they (mystics) were well set up to set up 92. We can’t admit so many points and we hope we will win too much pressure on our attack.” »

The next meeting for Washington, on Tuesday, opposite the sky, while living will go to Indiana to face fever, next Wednesday.

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How to read statistics? Min = minutes; Snapshots = successful shots / tempted recordings; 3PTS = 3 points / 3 points attempt; LF = successfully free throws / tempted free throws; O = offensive leap; D = Defensive Jump; T = total jumps; PD = helps; FTE: Personal errors; Int = interception; Bp = lost bullets; CT: against; +/- = differential spots when the player is on the field; PTS = Points; Eval: Assessment of players calculated from positive actions – negative actions.