{"id":14914,"date":"2026-06-14T06:01:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T06:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=14914"},"modified":"2026-06-14T06:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T06:01:24","slug":"kelsey-plums-career-night-lifts-sparks-past-mercury-in-ot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=14914","title":{"rendered":"Kelsey Plum\u2019s career night lifts Sparks past Mercury in OT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014 Kelsey Plum scored a career-high 43 points, offsetting Kahleah Copper\u2019s career-best 41-point effort and the Sparks beat the Phoenix Mercury 111-102 in overtime Saturday night to improve to 3-2 in Commissioner\u2019s Cup play.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=14912\">Jos\u00e9 Soriano, Angels shut down AL-leading Rays for 4th straight win<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nneka Ogwumike hit a jumper to start OT, Plum followed with two free throws and reserve Cameron Brink added a four-point play as the Sparks (7-6) scored the first eight points in the extra session en route to its third straight victory.<\/p>\n<p>Plum passed her previous high of 40 points when she scored on a layup with 1.6 seconds left to force OT at 98. She made 14 of 26 shots with five 3-pointers, was 10 of 12 on foul shots and had seven assists.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=14905\">Juan Hernandez bags 2 stakes, 4 wins at Santa Anita<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rae Burrell came off the bench to score a career-high 24 points for the Sparks. Ogwumike added 15 points and 15 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Copper made 16 of 29 shots with six 3-pointers and had 10 rebounds for Phoenix (4-11), which has lost three in a row and nine of 11. Natasha Mack had 11 points and 12 rebounds, while Alyssa Thomas had 10 points and 12 assists. Phoenix is 2-3 in Commissioner\u2019s Cup play.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=14903\">Jalen Brunson, Knicks rally past Spurs to end 53-year title drought<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Up next<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Sparks:<\/strong> At Golden State on Monday night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plum scores a career-high 43 points, offsetting Kahleah Copper\u2019s career-best 41, as the Sparks beats Phoenix, 111-102, for its third straight win and improves to 3-2 in Commissioner\u2019s Cup play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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