Diana Taurasi
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Taurasi (34 pts.) lifts Mercury in final seconds

Diana Taurasi hit four straight free throws in the final 40 seconds, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Los Angeles Sparks 75-72 on Friday night in the first round of the WNBA playoffs.
Aug 23, 2015, 01:58 am - Associated Press

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  • Brittney Griner misses 10-foot jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Penny Taylor misses 14-foot jumper
  • Candace Parker blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 24-foot three point jumper
  • Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses 10-foot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses jumper
  • Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 17-foot two point jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
  • Candice Dupree misses jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
  • Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi makes three point jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner makes layup
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sandrine Gruda blocks Brittney Griner 's 13-foot jumper
  • Penny Taylor misses layup
  • Brittney Griner misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Mistie Bass makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
  • Erin Phillips misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Penny Taylor misses driving layup
  • Diana Taurasi makes three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
  • Candice Dupree makes 11-foot two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
  • Penny Taylor makes driving layup
  • Sandrine Gruda blocks Diana Taurasi 's 71-foot three point jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Penny Taylor misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Candace Parker blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 11-foot jumper
  • Candice Dupree makes 15-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes 8-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes 18-foot jumper
  • Candice Dupree makes 16-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Candice Dupree misses free throw 2 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner misses layup
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Candice Dupree makes jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot jumper
  • Erin Phillips misses 23-foot
  • Candice Dupree makes jumper
  • Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Candace Parker blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 5-foot jumper
  • Candice Dupree misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Sandrine Gruda blocks Brittney Griner 's 9-foot jumper
  • Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses hook shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
  • Candice Dupree makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes 12-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Griner misses 4-foot jump bank shot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Penny Taylor makes 16-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses 12-foot jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner misses tip shot
  • Brittney Griner misses tip shot
  • Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jantel Lavender misses 18-foot jumper
  • Alana Beard misses 20-foot jump bank shot
  • Candace Parker makes 20-foot jumper (Jantel Lavender assists)
  • Candace Parker misses 17-foot jumper
  • Alana Beard misses 6-foot Running Jumper
  • Jantel Lavender makes layup
  • Candace Parker misses driving layup
  • Jantel Lavender makes layup
  • Candace Parker misses jumper
  • Jantel Lavender misses 13-foot jumper
  • Kristi Toliver misses 20-foot jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot (Jantel Lavender assists)
  • Alana Beard makes 17-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
  • Jantel Lavender misses 19-foot jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses tip shot
  • Alana Beard misses 16-foot two point jumper
  • Candace Parker misses 17-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner blocks Candace Parker 's 5-foot jumper
  • Kristi Toliver misses jumper
  • Sandrine Gruda misses layup
  • Jantel Lavender misses 16-foot jumper
  • Alana Beard makes jumper
  • Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 11-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
  • Lindsey Harding makes 16-foot two point shot
  • Sandrine Gruda misses jumper
  • Candace Parker makes jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)
  • Candace Parker makes layup (Armintie Herrington assists)
  • Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Lindsey Harding misses 19-foot two point jumper
  • Candace Parker misses 17-foot two point jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Sandrine Gruda makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Sandrine Gruda misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Candace Parker makes layup (Sandrine Gruda assists)
  • Kristi Toliver misses 17-foot jumper
  • Candice Wiggins misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Sandrine Gruda makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Griner blocks Sandrine Gruda 's 9-foot jumper
  • Kristi Toliver makes 20-foot jumper
  • Kristi Toliver makes 20-foot jumper
  • Candace Parker makes 8-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 11-foot jumper
  • Kristi Toliver misses three point jumper
  • Alana Beard misses 19-foot jumper
  • Kristi Toliver makes driving layup
  • Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 17-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sandrine Gruda misses jumper
  • Candace Parker makes driving layup
  • Candace Parker misses 13-foot jumper
  • Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper
  • Sandrine Gruda makes driving layup
  • Sandrine Gruda misses 5-foot jumper
  • Kristi Toliver makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
  • Jantel Lavender makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
  • Sandrine Gruda misses 6-foot jumper
  • Alana Beard misses 17-foot jumper
  • Candace Parker makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
  • Jantel Lavender misses 8-foot jumper
  • Jantel Lavender makes layup (Sandrine Gruda assists)
  • Candace Parker makes 13-foot jumper
  • Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Candace Parker makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Griner blocks Sandrine Gruda 's 2-foot layup
  • Alana Beard makes 17-foot jumper
  • Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Alana Beard makes 17-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
  • Jantel Lavender makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
  • Jantel Lavender misses 16-foot jumper
  • Alana Beard misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Candace Parker misses 9-foot jumper
  • Candace Parker makes 6-foot jumper
  • Kristi Toliver makes layup
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