Alyssa Thomas has done it again.
The WNBA’s all-time leader picked up her seventh triple-double of the season on Tuesday night while leading the Phoenix Mercury to a 92-84 win over the Los Angeles Sparks at Crypto.com Arena.
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Thomas finished with 12 points, 16 rebounds and 15 assists in the win. That made her the first player in league history to ever record a 10-point, 15-rebound and 15-assist game. Her seventh triple-double of the year broke her own league record for most in a single season, too.
Thomas picked up her triple-double officially on a layup late in the fourth quarter, and she seemed to know what she had pulled off immediately upon making her way back to the other end of the court.
Thomas is by far the league’s triple-double leader, which is a feat that has been incredibly rare since the WNBA’s first season in 1997. Thomas is one of just eight players in league history with multiple triple-doubles under her belt. New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu is the next-closest to Thomas on the all-time list, though she only has four.
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Thomas’ triple-double was her second straight. She had 13 points, 16 assists and 12 rebounds in their win over the Golden State Valkyries on Friday night. All but one of her triple-doubles this season have come in August, too.
The Mercury led almost the entire way on Tuesday night en route to their eight-point win. Dearica Hamby led the Sparks with 25 points and eight rebounds while shooting 9-of-12 from the field, and Rickea Jackson finished with 21 points. Satou Sabally added 19 points to go with Thomas’ triple-double for the Mercury, and Kahleah Copper finished with 18 points.
The Mercury have now won four of their last five games, and sit at 23-14 on the season. They are in fourth in the league standings, seven games back from the Minnesota Lynx in first place, with seven games left in the regular season.
