Brittney Griner plays for the first time in the WNBA after missing all of last season while detained in a Russian prison on drug-related charges.
Phoenix star Brittney Griner scored a team-high 18 points in her return to the WNBA, but the host Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Mercury 94-71 in the season opener for both teams on Friday, May 19 .
However, rookie first-round draft choice Zia Cooke triggered a 35-point second quarter that gave the Sparks control with a 13-point halftime lead. Los Angeles expanded the margin to 25 points in the third quarter. Moriah Jefferson logged 16 points, Diana Taurasi put up 15, and Sug Sutton had 10 for Phoenix. Griner added 6 rebounds and 4 blocked shots in 25 minutes. The Mercury committed 22 turnovers, while the Sparks gave the ball away just seven times.
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