Rockers Win Fifth Straight

Eva Nemcova scored 22 points and Janice Braxton added 21 Monday night to lead Cleveland past the Phoenix Mercury 76-64, the Rockers’ fifth straight WNBA victory.

Nemcova was 10 of 17 from the field, including 2 of 4 from 3-point range. Braxton was 13 of 15 from the free-throw line.

Rockers 76, Mercury 64

Cleveland (76) - Nemcova 10-17 0-0 22, Braxton 4-6 13-15 21, Fijalkowski 2-4 2-2 6, Nicholson 1-2 0-0 2, Woodard 4-12 2-4 10, Edwards 4-8 2-4 11, Brown 2-4 0-0 4, Jones 0-3 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-56 19-25 76.

Phoenix (64) - Foster 5-7 0-0 10, Jackson 2-9 0-0 4, Gillom 6-16 6-9 19, Webb 2-9 0-0 4, Pettis 5-12 3-4 16, Askamp 2-8 3-3 7, Lieberman-Cline 1-2 1-2 4, Ambers 0-0 0-0 0, Becenti 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-63 13-18 64.

Halftime-Cleveland 37-25. 3-Point goals-Cleveland 3-5 (Nemcova 2-4, Edwrds 1-1), Phoenix 5-16 (Pettis 2-8, Lieberman-Cline 1-1, Gillom 1-4, Jackson 0-1, Webb 0-2). Fouled out-Webb. Rebounds-Cleveland 45 (Braxton 10), Phoenix 35 (Askamp 8). Assists-Cleveland 17 (Fijalkowski, Webb 5), Phoenix 12 (Jackson 4). Total fouls- Cleveland 18, Phoenix 22. A-11,012.