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PHOENIX (AP) -- Brandy Reed scored 31 points as the Phoenix
Mercury beat the Cleveland Rockers 67-57 Monday night to snap a
two-game losing slide.
|  | | Brandy Reed's 31 points Monday were typical of the All-Star, who has averaged 25.8 points in her last six games. |
Tonya Edwards added 12 points for Phoenix, and the Mercury
(15-9) held Cleveland to just four points in the final 4:08.
Reed hit 10 of 16 shots from the floor and had eight rebounds.
Ann Wauters scored 14 and Chasity Melvin 11 to lead Cleveland
(13-10), which defeated the Mercury 64-61 at Cleveland in the
teams' previous meeting.
The Mercury closed the first half with an 8-2 run to lead 29-20
at the break.
Phoenix played the second half without point guard Michelle
Cleary, who twisted her right knee midway through the first half.
Cleveland opened the second half with a 15-2 run, and the
Rockers took the lead on a basket by Melvin with 15:07 left. But
the Mercury regained the lead for good when Bridget Pettis hit a
3-pointer with 11:47 remaining.
Reed scored seven points in the final 2:38 to seal the victory
for Phoenix.
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RECAPS
Charlotte 82
Indiana 78
Portland 61
Detroit 57
New York 78
Washington 64
Phoenix 67
Cleveland 57
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