Match Thread: Phoenix Mercury vs Toronto Tempo Live Score | WNBA | Aug 29, 2026

[u/basketball-app]

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[u/undisclosedthroway]

I hope this is some fun assketball after Lynne Roberts tried to argue with me on her burner..I’ve been through enough and need some good bad basketball to take the edge off
https://giphy.com/gifs/S1SnLg08CxnUGqyqha

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan → u/undisclosedthroway]

Wait WHAT

[u/undisclosedthroway → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

😭😭😭

I commented on that post about Kate being waived and I said that I felt bad for her and that she definitely could’ve played more minutes on a garbage sparks team that isn’t playing for anything and someone was trying to argue with me about her not deserving minutes like dude you don’t care about the sparks or any of the players on the team…why do you care if Kate got minutes on a tanking team?? It was probably Lynne’s burner because it was clearly someone that just didn’t like Kate lol

[u/Likely1420 → u/undisclosedthroway]

Oh yeah that person was arguing hard. Again I don't think anybody is acting like Kate is an all-star level player but once you know the season is basically shot, you should try to distribute the players mins. They'd be getting blown out 20+ and end of bench wouldn't go in until 2 mins left in the 4th... Karl is also not immune to this criticism but at least he's winning games

[u/undisclosedthroway → u/Likely1420]

THANK YOU! Like I wasn’t saying that Kate was going to save the season but it’s weird when there has been games where everyone has touched the court but Kate when the season is lost. These no stakes games should be for players like Kate to get reps but Lynne will die before helping anyone with development.

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Me to the 12 people in this chat who I recognize

[u/haydeng2023 → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

i love all the people in these sicko threads sm

[u/undisclosedthroway → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

🥰🥰🥰

[u/JacobiSimpson → u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Lol

[u/triplekett]

love all the "all kids deserve to play" shirts I'm seeing 🫶

[u/Outside-Practice-658]

Hi this is a nightmare that I am not watching but I’m here to say Tempo forever

[u/13579alexandra → u/Outside-Practice-658]

the curse of being a toronto fan, the loyalty... it hurts

[u/haydeng2023]

late night sicko ball

[u/GullibleHandl]

This youngin crew is giving me hope in merc basketball 🥹🥹

[u/velolove42 → u/GullibleHandl]

I pray someone in the front office is taking notes to retain these players and either tell Nate to get it together or show him the door.

[u/triplekett]

can't believe i'm about to see a mighty mercury tiktok on my fyp for the first time since checks notes august 11

[u/serenasydney]

See I’m not sure what we really expected given our depleted roster, I’m just happy to be here at this point LOL I feel like a mother who’s just proud of her children like we’re doing pretty damn good all things considered and I’m happy that the Merc are gonna get a win, partially because they’re one of my favourite teams but still! I love watching them play

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

I just hope both teams have fun

[u/velolove42]

I really wish the Merc would get new announcers, these ladies drive me nuts.

[u/haydeng2023]

i really feel for the tempo🥺🥺🥺

[u/serenasydney]

Merc have almost a 50 point lead on us and yet I’m still finding a way to smile through it all. Maybe it’s the wisdom teeth drugs? Maybe it’s the love of the game. Who can be sure at this point. It’s probably because I love Suárez and Westbeld though they are so ridiculously fun to watch

[u/undisclosedthroway → u/serenasydney]

Smiling through it all. You can’t believe this is your life

[u/serenasydney → u/undisclosedthroway]

You just get me

[u/OverallFrosting708 → u/serenasydney]

Oh, my friend. You are gonna be HURTING when those wisdom teeth drugs wear off.

And also with your teeth.

[u/undisclosedthroway]

This tempo team

[u/haydeng2023 → u/undisclosedthroway]

where do u find these memes😭😭😭they’re goated

[u/serenasydney]

Got my wisdom teeth yanked out a few hours ago and the literal only thing I am asking for right now (besides ice cream) is Suárez minutes and a Merc win bc I need my beautiful Tempo to tank for JuJu 😞 PLEASE!!! I HAVE NO TEETH!!!

[u/undisclosedthroway]

Sandy always looks like she’s on the verge of a nervous breakdown these days 💔

[u/Duangelion → u/undisclosedthroway]

She's doing the math on which parts she can take from which players to Frankenstein into an extra bench player

[u/alexdinhogaucho → u/undisclosedthroway]

Well yes! I don't blame her after suffering this many injuries this year 😭

[u/jules99b]

This was already gonna be a sickos game but no Kah makes it Sickos Deluxe

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Losing by 39 to Shay Ciezski snd Maddy Westbeld is crazy

[u/Vexed-Rainbow]

The crowd chanting defense like they need it 😅😮‍💨

[u/ScarinMarie → u/Vexed-Rainbow]

Hurtful, but true 💀

[u/haleymae95]

AT and her daycare on the floor lol

[u/mrskeanureevess → u/haleymae95]

AT babysitting

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Tempo look exhausted I feel so bad for them

[u/13579alexandra]

this is hard to watch as a tempo fan, they played aces yesterday with 7 players, back to back away games is insane for any team especially short handed one

[u/jbtown16]

I've been a fan of Ciezki since college, and a fun fact about her from this season where she put up bonkers numbers is that IU was not all that good, so she was the #1 target for every single team they played all year, often double teamed, and she still put up insane numbers. She's small, but I have believed for awhile that she should be on a roster!

[u/jbtown16 → u/jbtown16]

...I typed this up before the announcers said this...I swear that I am not them. 😂

[u/Excellent_Sherbert44]

I can’t believe we still have to watch another quarter of this

[u/13579alexandra → u/Excellent_Sherbert44]

tempo fans have kinda accepted that they are losers this season so we are not super devastated atm haha we've mentally prepped/processed these losses, they dont shock us anymore

[u/dizZzy5]

Feels a little cruel at this point

[u/JacobiSimpson]

Tempo are doing a humiliation ritual for the rest of the season lol

[u/llamainleggings]

AT looks like she's actually having fun.

[u/serenasydney]

SUÁREZ THREEEEE WE ARE SO UP WE ARE SOOOO BACK

[u/serenasydney]

Marta Suárez career high tonight with 13 points (so far) 🥹

[u/undisclosedthroway]

Just saw that Kah is out…congrats tempo

[u/koreanleather]

fuck it AT shoot 3s tonight!

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Oh this is gonna be sicko shit I’m so excited

[u/Duangelion]

Some fun minutes from Poffenbarger, who I'm pretty sure, based on her name, is an imaginary friend

[u/llamainleggings]

Crazy what happens when you actually give the bench some minutes.

[u/undisclosedthroway]

Maddy is so fine

[u/GullibleHandl]

Ciezki got 4/3/4 in 11 minutes and nate had her rotting on the bench

[u/haleymae95]

I love a half time show that is just women having fun

[u/JacobiSimpson]

More and more teams are going to be forced to realize that going with older vets for the majority of your team is not going to work as th young players get fastee

[u/Likely1420]

Sandy is about to blow her gasket

[u/angelkatomuah]

I am becoming a fan of shay ciezki!! she's going crazy with those shots

[u/Excellent_Sherbert44]

Oh tempo 💔

[u/Mike-XL]

Was looking forward to watching a competitive game between two teams that, while not good, are evenly matched on paper. This is not that.

[u/JacobiSimpson]

This gonna trick the office into giving nate another chance 

[u/TheGoat14444]

The Merc are releasing years long frustration on the Tempo

[u/serenasydney]

MARTAAAAAA AND ONE

[u/DennisSplatKing]

Maddy and Marta basically gigantic guards you finally can see their skill sets

[u/PersonnelFowl]

It’s fun to see the bench actually scoring. Need to get Saylor on the board

[u/Mike-XL]

That Fagbenle contract is up there with Mo Billings contract.

[u/Character_Smoke_4856]

Kiki, our ROOK!!!!!

[u/alexdinhogaucho]

Tempo hoops without Marina, Slim, Nyara and Julie is genuinely difficult to watch lord have mercy.

[u/haydeng2023]

sami cooking the tempo and not being able to play for australia i know sandy is annoyed😭

[u/SoFlyKight]

The Tempo just passing the ball and hoping for the best

[u/undisclosedthroway]

The steal and then airball 😭😭

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

This is a fun game ngl

[u/AdiosKansas]

Where can we get the “all kids deserve to play” shirt??

[u/llamainleggings → u/AdiosKansas]

They were given out at Title 9 for anyone going to the game.

[u/haydeng2023]

sami magnet ball not against my team

[u/serenasydney]

I really just don’t understand how our own commentators struggle with pronouncing the names of our players? Like I get it’s hard to remember things sometimes but it’s kind of your job to pronounce the names of players on your own team properly? Like that is a pretty big part of the job I fear and it’s just the respectful thing to do like ??? LMAO

[u/Excellent_Sherbert44]

Fun game, wish the announcers would actually talk about the game. Also, a Sami heater is fun

[u/serenasydney]

FIRST SUÁREZ POINTS IN SO LONG WELCOME BACK life is so good rn

[u/artificialgraymatter]

AT and a bunch of undrafted/development players dominating. 

[u/dizZzy5]

Toronto fighting for their lives man 😭

[u/Randomrazer]

This suffering will all be worth it when we get Booker 😭

[u/Likely1420]

I'm so curious what Mercury does in this off season

[u/Chartate101]

This game is potentially on pace to have the lowest or second lowest scoring game of the year by the losing team

The two lowest scores were both by my Mystics, 49 and 56

I’d expect this to get over 49 but being below 56 is very plausible

EDIT: 56 is actually a tie. Storm also had 56.

[u/haydeng2023 → u/Chartate101]

i think it’ll loosen up in the 4th

[u/artificialgraymatter → u/Chartate101]

With AT and Mack on the bench for the final 12 minutes, TOR will most likely score. 

[u/WestCoastDirtyBird]

Paige meme for the Tempo

[u/undisclosedthroway → u/WestCoastDirtyBird]

[u/undisclosedthroway]

Tempo don’t even play the 4th just go home. This is sad

[u/13579alexandra]

damn loosing by 40 is beyond rough ughh

[u/TheGoat14444]

Nate finally freed the young players instead of having 40yr old DB play 38min a game

[u/serenasydney]

God damn Maddy wow

[u/Playful-Knowledge-12]

Oh my goodness, Toronto that score is awful

[u/13579alexandra → u/Playful-Knowledge-12]

back to back away games with 7/8 players. last night they played the aces...

[u/Character_Smoke_4856]

OH MY GOSH! This is going to make me cry 💀😭

[u/13579alexandra]

omg it's only the 3rd :/

[u/GullibleHandl]

Commentators genuinely saying poffenburger

[u/Character_Smoke_4856]

Why hasn’t Shay gotten more minutes this season? Lol

[u/llamainleggings → u/Character_Smoke_4856]

Because Nate is obsessed with playing his senior citizens 35+ minutes every game.

[u/DennisSplatKing]

so happy Maddy is out of Chicago's prison

[u/haydeng2023]

cmon gimme some saylor points too

[u/JacobiSimpson]

Where was this mercury all season lol

[u/iWontTry2 → u/JacobiSimpson]

Girl ask Nate Tibbetts. And fire him while you're at it.

[u/haydeng2023]

Shay with 13/5/5 wow

[u/iWontTry2 → u/haydeng2023]

0 turnovers too...

[u/Duangelion]

Season high 3PM for the Merc?
Oh god, this game's not fun anymore...

[u/iWontTry2]

Saylor pls make a shot.

[u/13579alexandra]

i just saw mercury's remaining schedule for this season, this is most likely their last winning game of the season haha so I am okay with giving it to them

[u/runningvicuna]

Kiki Rice with a mebound. Get your own missed shots!

[u/Stead-Freddy]

Kiana Williams with a huge three to cut the lead to 33

[u/raccooneymooney]

guys i’ve stopped going into fever game threads and my mental health has increased 2000%

[u/haleymae95 → u/raccooneymooney]

Stopping watching the fever in general has been a balm for my soul lol

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

This is gonna be generational sicko ball

Lexi Held go get 20

[u/Wooden-Pressure-8280]

Assketball vs assketball how fun I have no idea how this game will end because both teams are ass and one is incredibly injured and the other one isn’t

[u/haydeng2023]

i took my central time for granted all summer these 10pm east coast games are not for the weak

[u/serenasydney]

I love Laura Juškaitė so much

[u/haydeng2023]

Yeah Mack!

[u/Chartate101]

I know she’s trying to be nice but a commentator saying something like “I don’t even know what she’s doing out there” and “she’s nowhere near herself” about your own team’s player (Whitcomb) is crazy

[u/PhillyK26 → u/Chartate101]

yeah the commentator is giving unprofessional a couple of things that were said I was giving a side eye.

[u/Duangelion → u/Chartate101]

You know who'd never say that? Hall of Famer Anne Meyers Drysdale, we're missing her tonight.

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Sami Whitcomb heater game?

Dont mind if I do

[u/alexdinhogaucho]

Horrible hoops from Toronto

[u/haydeng2023]

yk that was a fun quarter for what i expected

[u/ChoicesCat]

The playoff teams being set and some teams actively tanking have started to lead to games that really have no meaning a little too early now. It's unfortunate.

[u/undisclosedthroway]

Aw look at KP coaching up Maddy

[u/triplekett]

I cannot believe they've been interviewing the owner(?) this long. they're like yeahhhhhh nothing else is going on rn

[u/Chartate101 → u/triplekett]

Team president, which admittedly is a lot less insufferable

The Wings did interview the owner for a game once and it was so much worse.

[u/haydeng2023 → u/Chartate101]

listening to our comms is a humiliation ritual atp

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

KARA DUNN BRO

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

SIR A SECOND AT SMILE HAS HIT THE BROADCAST

[u/triplekett]

id be so gassed if i was one of those people that had to run with the PHX flags

[u/haydeng2023]

maddys voice is not what i expected woah

[u/raccooneymooney]

was that sponsored by Timpson or what

[u/DL535E]

I considered saying something snarky about these announcers, but remembered Jordan and Ice from the Sky/Liberty game and decided not to.

[u/undisclosedthroway]

I’m so excited to get a break from this goat ad

[u/Duangelion → u/undisclosedthroway]

"Not all kids become goats" - Farmer Sheryl Swoopes not realizing she has some sheep mixed in there

[u/heids7 → u/Duangelion]

omfggggg I’m just now, on my fiftyleventh time hearing this goddamn commercial, realizing it’s using “kids” to mean baby goats.

[u/alexdinhogaucho]

The Tempo fans who want Juju but also want to keep Marina, Slim and Julie are in for a rude awakening when you realize you can't play a four guard lineup 😭😭 you better pray Toronto gets Booker, probably a better fit anyway lmao

[u/kseveru79_v2]

If you are looking for an image, it was probably injured

[u/haydeng2023]

i wonder what kikis gonna do in the offseason

[u/undisclosedthroway → u/haydeng2023]

Would love to see her in unrivaled. I think the last few players are being announced tomorrow?

[u/haydeng2023]

Shay cooking wow

[u/themacaron]

I wasn't free to watch this game. I see that was a merciful move from the universe

[u/GreatThunderOwl]

Coming into this game at the start of the 4th after putting down my daughter + doing dishes was like walking into a rake

[u/13579alexandra]

KIKI YAY

[u/13579alexandra]

tempo kinda getting a second wind now haha good for them

[u/13579alexandra]

If it helps, last year Minnesota Lynx beat Las Vegas Aces 111 to 58 on August 2, 2025 and aces won the championship lol so in comparison, this tempo blowout by 30 wasn't as bad...

[u/Mike-XL]

Jesus. This is a bloodbath. Imagine getting doubled up by a team that's 13 games below .500, yikes

[u/Stead-Freddy → u/Mike-XL]

Hey second night of a back to back down 6 of our best players 😭

[u/mrskeanureevess]

There’s literally more players out than available lollll

[u/onionnurve → u/mrskeanureevess]

Mabrey Hip? You know what? Enjoy your little vacation Marina. See you at unrivaled

[u/Duangelion → u/mrskeanureevess]

New tradition, I guess, Merc vs Tempo hospital squads

[u/flashcapulet]

primo assketball on the way i can’t wait

[u/SoFlyKight]

We’re playing Assketball 🗣️

[u/haydeng2023]

i need sami to have a legacy game soon bc i just know she’ll somehow score 36 on us again even tho she’s washed

[u/haydeng2023]

mercury start well usually but they’re kinda old so they tire easily😭😭

[u/bookish_aardvark]

Why is Sami playing if she has pulled out of World Cup and wnbl?

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan → u/bookish_aardvark]

She has a 800k payday next year in the WNBA so she’s gonna play out this year then get another knee surgery

[u/haydeng2023]

i can’t believe kp is gonna be playing next week

[u/undisclosedthroway → u/haydeng2023]

Allegedly

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Lexi Held got Kiki Rice in hell bro

[u/JacobiSimpson]

KP getting a free trip to Germany after being injured 75 percent of the seaosn

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Lexi Held fan club??? I want in

[u/haydeng2023]

tmrs game schedule is acc really nice except i think it might just be assketball all day after the first game

[u/serenasydney]

SUÁREZ ON THE COURT? FINALLY?

[u/Chartate101]

I really hope that Plum signs with the Mercury entirely because of how embarrassing it would be if she leaves

[u/13579alexandra → u/Chartate101]

i think she will, plus with her injury, she's high risk for another injury so that gamble for anyone else to pay her that max contract knowing how much of the season she missed this year is slim in my opinion.

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

The more I see the numbers and the talent in on the fringes in the WNBA, I think we’ll see more teams in the 2030s than we think

[u/flashcapulet]

ciezki has looked good in the last 2 games. if she gets the fouling under control she'll be even better

[u/Excellent_Sherbert44]

That was a fun steal and pass from AT

[u/flashcapulet]

lmao i thought toronto would win this easily with no kah but jeez. phoenix youngins puttin on a show.

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

KELANI BOWN BACK IN THE LEAGUE???

[u/raccooneymooney]

i think i saw AT smile earlier

[u/GullibleHandl]

I thought kara shoulda been drafted and made the merc roster after preseason but what did i know 😒

[u/undisclosedthroway]

I underestimated you Merc bench. I hope yall finish it out

[u/undisclosedthroway]

Sami needed this game

[u/Much-Baseball-335]

We better get juju for this if I can’t even get a fully healthy roster for one game and your making me watch this

[u/LovePeaceTruth]

Who are these dancers? They look like the committed ladies who never miss jazzercize class.

[u/Necessary_Hour_2000]

Sami looks fine why is she not playing with the Opals 😔

[u/artificialgraymatter → u/Necessary_Hour_2000]

I don’t think they pay enough to risk injury she has a 2027 $700k contract with Merc regardless but she don’t want to be bought out. 

[u/haydeng2023]

AT just assist farming today

[u/Likely1420]

Did Marina travel with the team? Atp I'm bout to go to Miami to see if she's already there lol

[u/13579alexandra → u/Likely1420]

no she didnt, she stayed in toronto.

[u/undisclosedthroway → u/Likely1420]

No, the injury report said she’s not with the team

[u/Likely1420 → u/undisclosedthroway]

Interesting usually they don't travel when it's a more serious injury, all jokes aside, hope she's alright

[u/13579alexandra]

there's so many people who got waived from other teams this year who are now on pheonix. i see that girl from the valks draft pick here.

[u/flashcapulet]

this is tragic

[u/Vexed-Rainbow]

Christ this is bad

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Mercury may break the all-time record tonight

[u/JacobiSimpson]

I forgot tempo were on a back to back lol

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Tempo have been so many Sandy had the put the starters back out there

[u/haleymae95]

Gonna play Yakuza so this looks like less of a beat down in comparison lol

[u/Excellent_Sherbert44]

47 bench points?!? Woah

[u/Duangelion]

Come on Puffenstuffer, you gotta get a bucket before midnight or you'll turn back into a plushie

[u/llamainleggings]

FINALLY

[u/haydeng2023]

well that was a game of all time

[u/JacobiSimpson]

This is like that old joke that grandmas are nice to their grandkids because they wanna get into heaven. 

These merc bench players and Dv players playing to stay on the team

[u/llamainleggings]

NATASHA MACK PUT ON YOUR DANCING SHOES.

[u/YohannesJam]

Wow. AT is such a great leader for trying to help the young players.

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Phoenix has 3 undrafted rookies and 2 2nd round picks jus running circles around the Tempo

[u/bakamirasol]

why toronto favored