Plum kept pace, scoring the last 11 points of the game for the Sparks. That included the 500th 3-pointer of her career and then a shot with four seconds left. On that tightly contested desperation shot from the left wing, her foot was on the line so the Mercury led 87-86.

The Phoenix Mercury took on the Los Angeles Sparks at PHX Arena in Phoenix on May 21, 2025.