With a win on Sunday versus the Seattle Storm, the Phoenix Mercury set the record for most wins in a season (29), topping the mark set previously shared by Los Angeles (28-4 in both 2000 and 2001) and Seattle (28-6 in 2010). In the process, the Mercury clinched home-court advantage throughout the Playoffs.
History now behind them, the not-so-surprising question on everyone's mind is: what makes the Mercury so good? The answer, however, might be surprising. Here's what the players had to say.