Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Diana Taurasi is one of the best women's basketball players ever. She's got another record to prove it. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Fans, let's hear it for the WNBA's new all-time scoring leader, Diana Taurasi. (APPLAUSE, CHEERING) MCEVERS: Taurasi set the record last night playing for the Phoenix Mercury. NPR's Tom Goldman reports that what's always stood out is how she has scored nearly 7,500 points. TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE: The basket that moved Diana Taurasi past Tina Thompson for the record was rather prosaic by Taurasi's standards, a right-handed layup. There was a barely discernible speed change at the end where Taurasi slowed and used her body to keep the defender from blocking the shot. MECHELLE VOEPEL: She has such a great understanding of the sport and of the moment. GOLDMAN: Mechelle Voepel covers women's basketball for espn.com. Voepel has seen so many of the Taurasi moments - the flick-of-the
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