Kahleah Copper scores 32 for her seventh 30-point game of the season and the Mercury beat the Wings

By The Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 32 for her seventh 30-point game of the season, Brittney Griner added 23 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Dallas Wings 100-84 on Wednesday for their third straight series victory. Phoenix (12-10) scored 100-plus points against Dallas for the second time in a week, following a 104-96 victory on July 3. Copper scored 18 points in the first half and Griner added 13 to help Phoenix build a 49-46 lead. Copper scored seven of Phoenix’s 31 third-quarter points to help pull away. The Mercury improved to 10-0 when taking a lead into the fourth quarter this season. Natasha Howard and Odyssey Sims each scored 19 points for Dallas.