{"id":5327,"date":"2026-07-20T07:33:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5327"},"modified":"2026-07-20T07:33:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:33:26","slug":"former-sun-star-dewanna-bonner-scores-season-high-21-to-power-mercury-past-connecticut-to-end-skid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5327","title":{"rendered":"Former Sun star DeWanna Bonner scores season-high 21 to power Mercury past Connecticut to end skid"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>PHOENIX \u2014 DeWanna Bonner scored a season-high 21 points, Kahleah Copper added 12 of her 18 points in the second half, and the Mercury beat the Sun, 72-63, Sunday to snap a five-game losing streak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5325\">Legacy concede twice in six minutes, fall to Spirit, snapping three-game unbeaten run<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Monique Akoa Makani added 11 points for the Mercury (9-18), who ended a three-game home skid. Natasha Mack (foot) returned from an eight-game absence and had 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and a block in 20 minutes off the bench.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Charlisse Leger-Walker converted a three-point play that pulled the Sun within a point with 4:42 left in the game. But Copper answered with a driving layup, and then hit two free throws to make it 67-62 less than a minute later. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Thomas threw an alley-oop to Bonner for a layup, and the and-one free throw made it an eight-point lead with 1:44 left. Bonner, who had six rebounds, also became the Mercury\u2019s all-time rebound leader, eclipsing the mark of Brittany Griner, now with the Sun. <\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>The Sun (7-19) had their two-game win streak halted. 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