Mercury vs. Fever final score: Brittney Griner nets career high in Phoenix overtime win
Mercury center Brittney Griner had the game of her career on Wednesday, scoring 38 points to go with nine rebounds in Phoenix’s 98-90 overtime win over the Fever.
Her scoring total was a personal best, surpassing the 32-point performance she put on in the second game of the season, also against Indiana.
Griner scored her 38 on an astounding 15-19 shooting and an 8-10 mark from the line. She played 39 minutes before eventually fouling out. Here’s a sampling of her hot hand on Wednesday, courtesy of WNBA.com:
Simply put, Indiana was powerless against the fifth-year center. Now a look at the basket that brought her total to 30, with three Fever defenders on her:
Here’s another for good measure. Thank you to the great people who run the WNBA Twitter account: