The Hispanic base-escort Diana Taurasi scored 25 points and this Sunday became the first player in the history of the Women’s Professional Basketball League (WNBA) in reach the 9,000 points scored during his career and did so in the game that his team of the Phoenix mercury they won by 88-79 to Los Angeles Sparks.
TaurasiThe 39-year-old returned to competition through the big door after missing five weeks through injury, and finished with 25 points, including the two that put her in the history books as the first player to reach the 9,000 mark. as many as professional.
The new brand for Taurasi, who had recovered from a sternum injury, came with a personnel shot that completed a three-point play after a layup penetration for the quarter of 29-29 and 8:23 minutes left in the second quarter .
The next WNBA pro to make the list of best scorers in league history is Tina Thompson (7,488 points) and it follows Tamika Catchings (7,380) as the other two professionals who have managed to reach 7,000 goals.
Taurasi has had a memorable month for her as a professional, given that before the historic basket, last week, she was named for the fifth time to the United States Olympic women’s basketball team that will compete in Tokyo 2020, where she will defend the medal. Olympic gold medal.
Along with Taurasi, the pivot Brittney griner She also stood out in the inside game with 22 points and eight rebounds, being the second top scorer for the Mercury who had four starters with double-digit numbers.
While I eaves Brianna turner she was left with eight goals (4 of 8 field goals), but she captured 15 rebounds, including 14 that were defensive, gave two assists, recovered two balls and put a stopper, which left her a figure of the game and the team under the hoops.
The base-escort Erica Wheeler made back-to-back baskets to cap a Sparks 7-0 run and tie the score (47-47) early in the third quarter, but Phoenix (7-7) scored 13 of the next 15 points that allowed him return to the front of the scoreboard.
Taurasi he made two 3-pointers in the last minute of the period to bring the Mercury’s lead to 14 points before the fourth period.
Wheeler led the Sparks (6-8) with 21 points and the shooting guard Te’a cooper added 20 points. Cooper, who scored 26 points in Thursday’s win over the Washington Mystics, has consecutive games of at least 20 points for the first time in his career.
The shooting guard, who played in Tennessee and South Carolina before ending his college career at Baylor, was a Phoenix second-round pick in the 2020 WNBA college draft, but was eliminated by the Mercury before signing with the Sparks. before the start of the season. The match was the third consecutive game between the teams and their last regular meeting of the season.