Best Pre-Break Photos From The Phoenix Mercury

- After starting the season 0-3, Phoenix finally got in the win column thanks to 28 points from Diana Taurasi in a 93-77 win over the Mystics
- The Mercury followed their first win of the season with nine-point victory over Sun. Brittney Griner’s 21 points and seven rebounds were the deciding factor
- In a 90-75 win over the Stars on June 9th, Penny Taylor recorded her 1,000 assist. The Australia native became the 20th player in the WNBA to reach this mark
- On June 12th reigning MVP Elena Delle Donne and the Chicago Sky arrived in Phoenix hungry for a win. EDD may have finished with 19 points but it was 2009 MVP winner Diana Taurasi who stole the show. She scored a season-high 31 and went 6-for-12 from behind the arc
- In a June 24th 91-79 win over the Mystics in D.C. Diana Taurasi became the fastest woman to reach 7,000 points in WNBA history. She finished with a game-high 27 points in the win
- Phoenix entered Madison Square Garden on June 26th for an encounter with the Eastern Conference powerhouse Liberty. They left victorious after a 104-97 OT thriller. Candice Dupree’s 11-for-13 shooting night from the field propelled the Mercury to the win
- Sonja Petrovic’s career-high 22 points led to a big win against the Sun on June 29th. It was the third-straight win for Phoenix, marking the longest winning streak for the squad this season
- On July 3rd the Mercury visited the Dream for a contest with another team fighting for playoff position. In the end it was Griner’s 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocks that were the numbers of note behind the victory. It was the sixth triple-double in WNBA history
- Phoenix entered their July 13th matchup with the Mystics riding a three-game losing streak and in jepordy of falling of out playoff contention. Brittney Griner wouldn’t allow this trend to continue scoring a game-high 22 points on 7-for-13 shooting
- In their second to last game before the break the Mercury defeated the Stars 83-64 behind 33 points from DeWanna Bonner. Bonner also hit 4-of-8 threes on the evening