Australia's Lauren Jackson scored 25 points, including a 3-pointer with 1:03 left, as the Seattle Storm ended the Phoenix Mercury's three-game winning streak with a 93-84 victory Sunday night.
Swin Cash added 22 for Seattle, which tied Phoenix for the best record in the Western Conference at 5-2. Sue Bird had 21 points and nine assists for the Storm, who outrebounded the Mercury 37-22 and outscored them inside 42-26.
Diana Taurasi scored 25 points and Cappie Pondexter added 22 for the Mercury, who were looking to match the franchise's best start at 6-1 in 1998.
After Seattle took an 85-74 lead with 5:22, Phoenix scored the next eight points and cut the deficit to three at 85-82. But Seattle stopped Taurasi on a drive to the basket and Jackson hit a 22-foot shot on the other end. Bird hit another 3-pointer with 29.9 seconds remaining to seal it.
Phoenix hadn't lost at home since Aug. 28, 2008, having won eight in a row at U.S. Airways Center.
Phoenix took the lead briefly late in the third quarter, but Jackson _ who had 16 points in the second half _ and Tanisha Wright scored in the final 17 seconds of the period to give Seattle a 68-65 advantage going into the fourth.
Bird then scored the first seven points of the period to give Seattle a 75-65 lead with 8:32 left.
