(29-5, 1-0) PHOENIX MERCURY VS. CHICAGO SKY (15-19, 0-1) · Ranks SECOND on the WNBA’s all-time scoring list (6,720 points), ... she is in the starting lineup. Averaging 12.0 points

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2014 PHOENIX MERCURY GAME NOTES Page 1

(29-5, 1-0) PHOENIX MERCURY VS. CHICAGO SKY (15-19, 0-1)

Sunday, September 7, 2014

WNBA Finals Game 2

Playoff Game 7, Home Game 5

US Airways Center |Phoenix, Ariz. | 6:00 p.m. TV: ABC | Webcast: Live Stream

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2014 PROBABLE STARTERS (PLAYOFF AVERAGES) No. Name From PPG RPG APG 2014 Notes

24 DEWANNA BONNER F | 6-4 | 137

Auburn ‘09 10.5 5.3 2.0 Led the team with 49 steals during the regular season and has nine steals

in six playoff games this season. Recorded two games of four or more

steals during the regular season.

4 CANDICE DUPREE F | 6-2 | 175

Temple ‘06 16.2 6.5 0.5

Set a WNBA Finals record by connecting on her first ten shots in Game 1.

Shooting 64.3 percent (45-of-70) so far during the 2014 WNBA Playoffs.

Owns the highest shooting percentage in WNBA Playoffs history at 58.9

percent (149-of-253).

42 BRITTNEY GRINER C | 6-8 | 199

Baylor ‘13 16.3 6.0 3.3

Blocks

Named WNBA Defensive Player of the Year after finishing the regular

season with a WNBA-record 129 blocks. Set a WNBA Finals and Playoff

record in Game 1 with EIGHT blocked shots. Set a WNBA Playoff record on

August 24 at Los Angeles by making NINE field goals without missing.

3 DIANA TAURASI G | 6-0 | 163

Connecticut ‘04 22.2 4.7 6.3

Ranks SECOND on the WNBA’s all-time scoring list (6,720 points), ranks

FOURTH on the WNBA’s all-time Playoff scoring list (835 points) and ranks

THIRD on the WNBA Finals all-time scoring list (220 points). Finished FIRST in

assists this season, averaging 5.6 and became the first player in history to

lead the league in scoring one season and assists in another season.

13 PENNY TAYLOR G | 6-1 | 165

Australia 11.0 4.7 4.8 Overall this season, has started 30 of 40 games and the team is 28-2 when

she is in the starting lineup. Averaging 12.0 points per game as a starter.

INJURIES

PRONUNCIATIONS Taurasi (tuh-RA-zee)… DeWanna (duh-WAN-nuh)…Jekabsone-Zogota (Jacob-sone Zuh-gota)

TRANSACTIONS

Nov. 15 Sandy Brondello named head coach… Dec. 13 Jason Rowley named team president and Jim Pitman named general manager… Jan. 22 Phoenix is named the host of WNBA All-Star 2014… Feb. 3 Announced deal with new marquee partner Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort to include jersey rights… March 11 Acquired Erin Phillips and 17th overall pick in 2014 for Lynetta Kizer and ninth pick… March 20 Signed Mistie Bass to free-agent contract… March 28 Signed Shay Murphy to free-agent deal… April 3 Signed Alexis Gray-Lawson and April Sykes… April 7 Signed Chelsea Hopkins… April 14 Selected Tiffany Bias (17th overall), Maggie Lucas (21st overall) and Stephanie Talbot (33rd overall) in 2014 WNBA Draft… April 15 Signed Ewelina Kobryn, Anete Jekabsone-Zogota… May 12 Acquired the Indiana Fever’s 2015 second-round draft pick in exchange for Maggie Lucas.

2014 MERCURY SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME

5/17 SEATTLE W (81-64)

5/18 @ LOS ANGELES W(74-69)

5/23 SAN ANTONIO L (74-78)

5/30 TULSA W (100-78)

6/3 SEATTLE W (87-72)

6/6 @ TULSA L (78-94)

6/7 @ SAN ANTONIO W (91-79)(2OT)

6/10 @ WASHINGTON W (81-66)

6/12 @ CONNECTICUT L (95-96)

6/15 @ MINNESOTA W (80-72)

6/18 MINNESOTA W (92-79)

6/20 TULSA W (91-80)

6/27 @ INDIANA W (81-76)

6/29 @ TULSA W (80-77)

7/2 CHICAGO W (87-69)

7/6 @ LOS ANGELES W (94-89)

7/9 SEATTLE W (78-58)

7/11 @ CHICAGO W (72-66)

7/13 SAN ANTONIO W (90-61)

7/15 WASHINGTON W (90-78)

7/17 CONNECTICUT W (101-85)

7/22 @ SEATTLE W (89-71)

7/24 @ LOS ANGELES W (93-73)

7/26 NEW YORK W (78-63)

7/29 LOS ANGELES W (90-69)

7/31 @ MINNESOTA L (67-75)

8/2 INDIANA W (79-69)

8/5 ATLANTA W (75-67)

8/7 @ SAN ANTONIO W (78-73) (OT)

8/9 MINNESOTA W (82-80)

8/12 @ NEW YORK W (76-64)

8/13 @ ATLANTA L (96-82)

8/16 LOS ANGELES W (76-69)

8/17 @ SEATTLE W (78-65)

2014 PLAYOFFS RECORD BREAKDOWN RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME

OVERALL 5-1 3-0 1-1 0-0

EASTERN 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

WESTERN 4-1 3-0 1-1 0-0

ACTIVE STREAKS W2 W4 L1 -

2014 MERCURY PLAYOFF SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Game/Opponent Time (PHX) Broadcast/Result Fri, 8/22 G1 vs. Los Angeles W, 75-72 Phoenix, leads series, 1-0

Sun, 8/24 G2 at Los Angeles W, 93-68 Phoenix wins series, 2-0

Fri. 8/29 G1 vs. Minnesota W, 85-71 Phoenix leads series, 1-0

Sun. 8/31 G2 at Minnesota L, 77-82 Series tied, 1-1

Tues. 9/2 G3 vs. Minnesota W, 96-78 Phoenix wins series, 2-1

Sun. 9/7 G1 vs. Chicago W, 83-62 Phoenix leads series, 1-0

Tues. 9/9 G2 vs. Chicago 6:00 p.m. ESPN

Fri. 9/12 G3 at Chicago 5:00 p.m. ESPN2

Sun. 9/14 G4 at Chicago* 2:30 p.m. ESPN2

Wed. 9/17 G5 vs.Chicago* 6:00 p.m. ESPN2

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2014 PHOENIX MERCURY ROSTER

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Exp From/Year

8 Mistie Bass F 6-3 190 12/02/1983 7 Duke/2006

23 Tiffany Bias G 5-6 05/22/1992 R Oklahoma State/2014

24 DeWanna Bonner G/F 6-4 137 08/21/1987 5 Auburn/2009

4 Candice Dupree F 6-2 175 08/16/1984 8 Temple/2006

42 Brittney Griner C 6-8 199 10/18/1990 1 Baylor/2013

10 Anete Jekabsone-Zogota G 5-9 167 08/12/1983 2 Latvia

11 Ewelina Kobryn C 6-4 210 05/07/1982 3 Poland

14 Shay Murphy G 5-11 164 04/15/1985 7 USC/2006

31 Erin Phillips G 5-8 165 05/19/1985 6 Australia

3 Diana Taurasi G 6-0 163 06/11/1982 10 Connecticut/2004

13 Penny Taylor F 6-1 165 05/24/1981 12 Australia

HEAD COACH: Sandy Brondello (Australia) ASSISTANT COACHES: Julie Hairgrove (Arizona), Todd Troxel (Doane College)

ATHLETIC TRAINER: Tamara Poole (Cal. State-Dominguez Hills)

NUMERICAL ROSTER 3 Diana Taurasi 4 Candice Dupree 8 Mistie Bass 10 Anete Jekabsone-Zogota

11 Ewelina Kobryn 13 Penny Taylor 14 Shay Murphy 23 Tiffany Bias

24 DeWanna Bonner 31 Erin Phillips

42 Brittney Griner




WNBA FINALS OPPONENT CHICAGO SKY SERIES NOTES

- The Mercury and the Sky meet for the first time in the WNBA Finals.

- Phoenix swept the regular season series for the first time since 2011.

- The Mercury had lost three consecutive games against Chicago before winning on July 2.

- The Sky played their games at the UIC Pavilion from 2006-09. In games played at the Pavilion, the Mercury went 4-0.

- The regular season series dates back to 2006 and the Mercury own a 14-4 record against the Sky including winning the

first nine games.

- Candice Dupree averaged a team-high 18.5 points against the Sky in two regular season games and tied a season-

high with 26 points on July 2 vs. Chicago. Dupree was the first ever draft pick by the Sky in 2006 (sixth overall pick).

- Dupree and Brittney Griner each averaged double-figure rebounds against the Sky in 2014, with 12.5 and 10.5,

respectively.

2014 Regular Season vs. Chicago All-Time Playoff Series Date Site Result

July 2 Phoenix W, 87-69 Overall 1-0

July 11 Chicago W, 72-66 vs. Sky at Phoenix 1-0

vs. Sky at Chicago 0-0

Mercury vs. Sky, WNBA Finals Game 1

September 7, 2014 ATTENDANCE: 13,263

MERCURY 83

SKY 62

US Airways Center

Phoenix, Arizona

PHOENIX, ARIZ. – Brittney Griner swatted away just about everything within reach in the

first quarter, setting the stage for a Phoenix rout. Griner set a playoff record with eight

blocked shots, five in the first quarter, and the Mercury soared past the Chicago Sky 83-62

on Sunday in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. Griner, the WNBA defensive player of the year,

also had 12 points and seven rebounds. Dupree made her first 10 shots and scored 26 for

the Mercury in their 19th consecutive home victory. Diana Taurasi added 19 points and

11 assists. Phoenix shot a finals record 58.5 percent from the field, Chicago 31.9 percent.

Sylvia Fowles scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Chicago but was just 8 of 20,

usually against Griner in a matchup of the last two WNBA defensive players of the year.

Elena Delle Donne only played 11 minutes because of a bad back. She finished with two

points and didn't play in the second half with the game already out of reach. Delle

Donne said she took herself out of the game because she thought she was hurting her

team, and she hoped sitting the rest of the game out would make her better prepared

for Game 2 of the best-of-5 series, set for Tuesday night in Phoenix. Alley Quigley, who was

the league's sixth woman of the year, scored 13 points for the Sky. She missed 11 of her 15

shots. Phoenix led from the opening basket, was up by 22 at the half and by as many as

30 in the third. Griner's five first-quarter blocks broke the playoff record for a half. She

finished with six at halftime.

MERCURY SKY

High Points Taurasi – 26 Fowles – 19

High Rebounds Griner – 7 Fowles – 11

High Assists Tuarasi - 11 Vandersloot - 5




Mercury vs. Sky, Regular Season Game 2 July 11, 2014 ATTENDANCE: 7,076

MERCURY 72

SKY 66

Allstate Arena

Rosemont, Illinois

ROSEMONT, IL. – Despite recording a season-worst 37.3 percent, Mercury overcame an

off shooting night and 17 turnovers to beat struggling Chicago Sky 72-66 on and extend

their franchise-record winning streak to nine games. After trailing by as many as six, the

Mercury rallied in the third quarter as Diana Taurasi scored 13 of her team-high 19 points

in the second half. DeWanna Bonner added 13 points and Brittney Griner had 11 points

and 10 rebounds for the Mercury (15-3), who have the league's best record and top the

Western Conference standings. Candice Dupree added 11 points and 11 rebounds, and

Penny Taylor had 10 points. Sylvia Fowles had 23 points and 11 rebounds while battling

foul trouble for the Sky (8-12), who have lost four straight and 12 of 15. They were without

All-Star forward Elena Delle Donne and point guard Courtney Vandersloot. Delle Donne

had a flare-up of Lyme disease and Vandersloot missed her fifth straight game with a

sprained knee. She could be sidelined up to 10 weeks. Sky coach Pokey Chatman

doesn't expect Delle Donne to return until after the All-Star game on July 19. Fowles re-

entered the game with five fouls with 5:06 to go and the Mercury leading 60-57. Taurasi's

3 gave Phoenix a 65-59 lead with 3:12 remaining. Tamera Young's layup pulled the Sky to

within 65-61, but Dupree came up with a steal and layup for a 67-61 lead to all but seal it

with 1:18 left. Jamierra Faulkner had 13 points and Young 12 for Chicago, which shot 40.9

percent from the field. Epiphanny Prince, who came in averaging 17.4 points, finished

with five. The Mercury came in averaging nearly 85 points per game.

MERCURY SKY

High Points Taurasi – 19 Fowles – 23

High Rebounds Dupree – 11 Fowles – 11

High Assists Tuarasi - 5 Faulkner - 8

Mercury vs. Sky, Regular Season Game 1 July 2, 2014 ATTENDANCE: 7,845

MERCURY 87

SKY 69

US Airways Center

Phoenix, Arizona

PHOENIX, ARIZ. - Candice Dupree had 26 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Phoenix

Mercury to their sixth straight win, 87-69 over the Chicago Sky. Diana Taurasi added 15

points, hitting a 3-pointer with 6:46 left in the third quarter to move into second place on

the WNBA's career scoring list. Taurasi, who now has 6,457 points, reached that total in her

316th game - 166 fewer than Smith, who has 6,452 points, played. Tina Thompson tops the

list with 7,488 points. Dupree made two free throws in the first quarter to top 4,000 career

points and is 22nd on the career scoring list. Dupree took advantage of the Sky's strategy

of keying on phenom Brittney Griner, who set a league mark with 11 blocked shots on

Sunday against Tulsa. Griner was held to four points on Wednesday but grabbed 11

rebounds and had three blocks for Phoenix (12-3). Allie Quigley scored 16 points to lead

the Sky (8-9), who have lost four of six. Epiphanny Prince and Jamierra Faulkner added 11

each. The league-best Mercury, winners of eight of their last nine, scored 13 consecutive

points in the third quarter to stretch their lead to 19. Faulkner was coming off a 27-point

effort in a win against the Sparks on Tuesday, but shot just 4 for 16 from the field against

Phoenix. The Sky again played without leading scorer Elena Delle Donne, who is out

indefinitely with Lyme disease, and Courtney Vandersloot, who led the league in assists

before spraining her knee. Vandersloot is expected to be out at least six weeks.

MERCURY SKY

High Points Dupree – 26 Quigley – 16

High Rebounds Dupree – 14 Fowles – 7

High Assists Bonner - 6 Prince/Faulkner - 4

MERCURY REGULAR SEASON/PLAYOFF RANKS/STATS CATEGORY SKY REGULAR SEASON/PLAYOFF RANKS/STATS

1st, 83.5/2nd, 84.8 Points 7th, 76.2/5th, 76.7

1st, .484/1st, .508 FG Pct 5th, .433/6th, .424

2nd, .350/4th, .330 3PT Pct 6th, .332/7th, .281

2nd, .812/2nd, .861 FT Pct 3rd, .810/4th, .820

2nd, 19.44/2nd, 19.33 Assists 8th, 16.35/7th, 15.57

8th 33.71/4th, 32.83 Rebounds 6th, 34.18/6th, 30.71

10th 6.91/2nd, 7.50 Steals 8th, 7.18/6th, 6.00

1st 6.03/2nd, 5.67 Blocks 2nd, 5.91/1st, 6.14




2014 PLAYOFFS QUICK NOTES

- GLORY AWAITS…: The Phoenix Mercury clinched home court advantage

for the 2014 WNBA Playoffs thanks to a WNBA-best 29-5 (.853) regular

season record. The team advanced to the WNBA Finals for the fourth time

in franchise history after defeating the Minnesota Lynx in the Western

Conference Finals. That series win snapped three consecutive WCF series

losses for Phoenix. Phoenix advanced to the Western Conference Finals for

the second straight season and the sixth time in the last eight years. The

Mercury swept their first round playoff series against Los Angeles.

- The Mercury has won nine of the last ten WNBA Playoff series’ when

holding a 1-0 lead in the series…..the Mercury is making its FIFTH postseason

appearance in the last SIX years and the SIXTH in the last EIGHT years.

- This marks the FOURTH TIME THE MERCURY HAVE BEEN TO THE WNBA FINALS,

TIED WITH DETROIT, HOUSTON AND NEW YORK FOR THE MOST FINALS

APPEARANCES IN LEAGUE HISTORY…..the team has two WNBA

Championships (2009 and 2007)…..Phoenix is 8-6 in WNBA Finals

games…..each time the Mercury has been in the Finals, the series went the

maximum number of games (three game series in 1998).

- The current Mercury roster has 213 career playoff games combined

entering the 2014 WNBA Finals…..included in that total is 43 WNBA Finals

games (through Game 1 of the 2014 WNBA Finals)…..the roster has SIX

WNBA CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS among them.

- DIANA TAURASI HAS SCORED 220 CAREER POINTS IN 11 WNBA FINALS

GAMES, GOOD FOR THIRD ALL-TIME (Deanna Nolan 256, Katie Smith

231)…..her career finals average of 20.0 points per game is good for fourth

all-time

- DIANA TAURASI is second on the All-Time Finals list for both three-point field

goals (33) and three-point field goals attempted (85)…..Taurasi also holds

the WNBA Finals record for most three-point field goals in a game with

seven (September 8, 2007 at Detroit)

- PENNY TAYLOR’S Finals free throw percentage of 90.5 percent (67-of-74) is

fifth all-time

- PENNY TAYLOR holds the WNBA Finals record for most free throws made,

none missed in a game and most free throws made in a game with 18 on

September 16, 2007 at Detroit

- Phoenix played in the highest scoring WNBA Finals game in history on

September 29, 2009 against Indiana when the two teams combined for

236 points in an overtime game that saw the Mercury win 120-116. In that

same game, the teams also combined for 109 first half points (Phoenix 56,

Indiana 53) which was the highest combined total of first half points in

WNBA Finals history.

- DIANA TAURASI and PENNY TAYLOR look to become the 8th and 9th players

in WNBA history to win three WNBA Championships with the same team.

- Coming in to the 2014 WNBA Finals, CANDICE DUPREE has played the most

games on the Phoenix roster without a WNBA Finals appearance. She has

played 282 career games without a Finals appearance. MISTIE BASS is

second on that list among Mercury players at 219 games.

- The Mercury are riding a 19-game home winning streak (including playoffs

and regular season)…..the Mercury went 16-1 (.941) at US Airways Center

during the regular season.

- The Mercury has homecourt advantage for the first time since the 2010

Western Conference Semifinal against San Antonio (Phoenix won, 2-0)…..in

Playoff history, the Mercury is 6-1 in series’ they have had homecourt

advantage with the only loss coming in the 2000 first round to Los Angeles.

- WNBA JAM: BRITTNEY GRINER recorded the first dunk in WNBA Playoff

history on August 24 at Los Angeles.....overall in her career, Griner has

dunked FIVE times in two WNBA seasons (four regular season and one

playoff)…..the rest of the WNBA has recorded SIX dunks in league

history…..Griner also dunked in the 2014 WNBA All-Star Game in Phoenix.

Mercury Playoff Records

Game # Home Road Total

Game 1 7-2 4-6 11-8

Game 2 4-6 3-4 7-10

Game 3 3-1 3-2 6-3

Game 4 1-0 1-0 2-0

Game 5 1-0 1-0 2-0

TOTAL 16-9 12-12 28-21

Series

Record

12-6

The Mercury stands 7-10 all-time in the second

game of a playoff series including 1-1.

Mercury Finals Records

Game # Home Road Total

Game 1 3-0 0-1 3-1

Game 2 0-1 1-1 1-2

Game 3 0-1 0-2 0-3

Game 4 1-0 1-0 2-0

Game 5 1-0 1-0 2-0

TOTAL 5-2 3-4 8-6

Finals Series

Record

2-1

The Mercury stands 1-2 all-time in WNBA Finals

Game 2s including 0-1 at home.

2014 Regular Season Records vs.

WNBA Playoff Teams

Team Record vs. WNBA

Playoff Teams

PHOENIX 18-3, .857

Minnesota 15-6, .714

Atlanta 13-9, .591

San Antonio 9-12, .429

Washington 8-12, .400

Chicago 8-14, .364

Indiana 8-14, .364

Los Angeles 6-15, .286 The 2014 Phoenix Mercury owned the best

regular season record against other 2014 WNBA

Playoff teams. The .857 winning percentage by

the Mercury against Playoff teams is the third-

highest such record in league history (2000 Los

Angeles Sparks went 14-1, .933 against playoff

teams and 2010 Seattle Storm went 20-2, .909

against playoff teams).

The Big 3-0

Career 30-Plus Point Playoff Games

Player Playoff Games

With 30+ Points 1. Diana Taurasi 5

1. Angel McCoughtry 5

3. Cappie Pondexter 3

3. Becky Hammon 3

5. Penny Taylor 2

Mercury guard Diana Taurasi recorded her FIFTH

career WNBA Playoff game of 30 or more points

in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals.

That is tied with Angel McCoughtry for the most

in WNBA Playoff history. It was her second 30

point game of the 2014 Playoffs (Game 1 vs. Los

Angeles).




- 9-FOR-9: BRITTNEY GRINER established a WNBA Playoff record in Game 2 of

the first round on August 24 at Los Angeles by shooting a perfect 9-for-9

from the field…..it was the most field goals made, none missed in playoff

history…..during the 2014 WNBA Playoffs, Griner is shooting 64.1 percent

(41-of-64), fourth best in the league.

- CANDICE DUPREE is the second on the WNBA all-time Playoff field goal

percentage list…..she is shooting 58.9 percent (149-of-253) in playoffs

games during her career.

- WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?: The Mercury has outscored opponents by a total

of 76 points in six playoff games this year, marking an average point

differential of 12.67 points per game.

- Phoenix finished the season 16-1 (.938) at home, making the Mercury one

of only six teams to record 16 wins at home in a season in league history.

The lone home loss this season came in the second home game of the

season to San Antonio (78-74). Phoenix has not at home since May 23.

- On the road this season, the Mercury recorded a franchise-best 13-4

record including seven consecutive road wins (June 15 – July 24).

- The Mercury won by double digits in 19 of their 29 regular season wins and

owned a league-high point differential of +9.412 points per game. That

margin was the fourth-largest in league history. In WNBA history, 15 of the

17 WNBA champions have led the league in scoring differential (the other

two champions had the second-highest differential). Phoenix boasts the

highest-scoring offense (83.5) and second-best scoring defense (74.1). In

2012 and 2013 combined, the Mercury had a total of SIX double-digit wins.

11 OF THE 16 wins during the 16-game win streak were by double digits.

- DEE-FENSE, DEE-FENSE: The Phoenix Mercury allowed just 74.1 points per

game this season, good for the second-best defense in the WNBA. It was

the best Mercury defense since 2006—the year the league switched to a

24 second shot clock.

- OFF-FENSE, OFF-FENSE: The Phoenix Mercury scored 83.5 points per game

during the regular season, leading the WNBA for the seventh time in

franchise history. Phoenix has led the league in scoring more times than

any other team in league history.

- The 16-game winning streak by the Mercury this season was the second-

longest streak in WNBA history. Phoenix led for 532 MINUTES AND 59

SECONDS of 640 MINUTES during the streak, 83.3 PERCENT of game action.

Phoenix trailed for only 9 MINUTES AND 19 SECONDS in the fourth quarter

during the streak (June 27 at Indiana and July 6 at Los Angeles saw the

only fourth quarter Mercury deficits of the streak). Phoenix didn’t trail in the

fourth quarter for the final NINE games of the streak. TWO GAMES did the

Mercury LEAD WIRE-TO-WIRE (July 2 vs. Chicago and July 24 at Los

Angeles). THREE OTHER GAMES saw the Mercury TRAIL FOR LESS THAN 20

SECONDS. The LARGEST DEFICIT the Mercury overcame to win during the

streak was 13 POINTS (June 27 at Indiana). The LARGEST WIN during the

streak was 29 POINTS on July 13 vs. San Antonio, the same game where

they had their largest lead (31 points) of the streak. The SMALLEST MARGIN

OF VICTORY WAS THREE POINTS (June 29 at Tulsa). The streak lasted 45 days

(June 15 – July 29). - USA! USA! USA!: Four members of the Phoenix Mercury were recently

invited to participate in the fall USA Basketball training camp as Team USA

prepares to defend its FIBA World Championship. DEWANNA BONNER,

CANDICE DUPREE, BRITTNEY GRINER AND DIANA TAURASI were among the

27 named to the training camp roster. The FIBA World Championship’s will

take place September 27 – October 5 in Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey.

Taurasi is a three time Olympic gold medalist with Team USA while Dupree

won a FIBA World Championship gold in 2010.

WNBA All-Time Playoff Scoring List

Player Playoff Points

1. Tamika Catchings 924

2. Lisa Leslie 908

3. Deanna Nolan 867

4. Diana Taurasi 835

5. Katie Douglas 730

6. Taj McWilliams 716

7. Becky Hammon 693

8. Cappie Pondexter 634 Mercury guard Diana Taurasi became the

WNBA’s second all-time leading scorer earlier

this season. She currently ranks FOURTH on the

WNBA all-time playoff scoring list. Taurasi also

owns an all-time playoff scoring average of 20.9

points which is good for fourth all-time.

Mercury’s Dominant Defense

Season (24 Sec. Shot Clock Era)

PPG Allowed

2014 74.1

2013 80.3

2006 84.7

2007 85.4

2011 86.0

2012 86.7

2008 88.5

2009 89.1

2010 93.8 Mercury defense has allowed 74.1 points a game, THE

BEST DEFENSE in the WNBA. That is the best defense by a

Mercury team since the league went to a 24 second

shot clock in 2006.

PHOENIX FINALS RECORDS

- CANDICE DUPREE connected on her first 10 field goal

attempts in Game 1, setting a playoff and Finals record

for consecutive made shots…previous playoff best was

9 by BRITTNEY GRINER (Phoenix at L.A., Aug. 24, 2014);

previous Finals best was 8 by SEIMONE AUGUSTUS

(Minnesota vs. Atlanta, Oct. 5, 2011).

- Phoenix shot 58.5% (38-of-65) from the field in Game 1,

setting a Finals record for highest shooting percentage

in a Finals game (previous record: 56.9% (33-of-58) by

Minnesota vs. Atlanta – Oct. 8, 2013).

- Phoenix’s 22-point lead at halftime of Game 1 (42-20)

was the largest halftime lead in Finals history (previous

record: 21 [42-21] by Los Angeles vs. Detroit – Sept. 12,

2003).

- BRITTNEY GRINER recorded the most blocks in a Finals

game (8), half (6, first), and quarter (5, first) in Finals

history in Game 1…previous postseason high was 7 by

Lisa Leslie (three times, including L.A. vs. Charlotte, Sept.

1, 2011). The Mercury set a WNBA Finals record as a

team with 11 blocks in Game 1.

- DIANA TAURASI’S 11 assists tied a WNBA Finals single-

game record in Game 1 held by NIKKI TEASLEY (three

times) and TAMIKA CATCHINGS (Indiana vs. Phoenix,

Oct. 1, 2009)...Taurasi’s 7 assists in the first half tied a

Finals record for the most assists in one half of a Finals

game (tied Nikki Teasley, L.A. at New York – Aug. 29,

2002)

- The Mercury set a WNBA Finals record in Game 1 for

fewest free throws made (1) and attempted in a Finals

game.




2014 SEASON COACH/PLAYER BIOS

HEAD COACH SANDY BRONDELLO SECOND SEASON IN WNBA FIRST SEASON AS MERCURY HEAD COACH

2014 SEASON NOTES

Named 2014 WNBA Coach of the Year

First head coach in Phoenix Mercury history to win the award

Brondello’s 20-game start is TIED FOR THE BEST START TO A HEAD COACHING TENURE with a team IN WNBA HISTORY

(Michael Cooper, Los Angeles, 2000). Cooper started the 2000 season 17-3.

Became just the second coach in franchise history to start a tenure 2-0, joining Russ Pennell.

Brondello and Cheryl Miller (1997) are the only coaches in Mercury history to win their head coaching debuts in the

season’s first game.

Matched RUSS PENNELL (2013) for the best start to a head coaching tenure in franchise history (6-2). Brondello’s is the best

start by a Mercury coach to start a season (Pennell was a midseason replacement).

Matched RUSS PENNELL (2013) and CHERYL MILLER (1997) for the best 11-game start to a head coaching tenure in

franchise history (8-3).

CAREER NOTES

Veteran WNBA player, coach and former Australian Olympian was named the ninth head coach in Mercury history on Nov.

15, 2013

Affiliated with the WNBA for 15 of the league’s 18 seasons (including 2014)

Nine-year veteran of the WNBA coaching ranks; her teams have made six playoff appearances, including three trips to the

conference finals and a 2008 WNBA Finals berth in nine seasons

Head Coach of the San Antonio Silver Stars in 2010 and led the team to a playoff berth

Assistant coach with the Los Angeles Sparks (2011-13) under 2012 WNBA Coach of the Year Carol Ross

Assistant coach with the San Antonio Silver Stars (2005-09) under Dan Hughes, the third-winningest coach in league history

During the WNBA offseason, serves as an assistant coach with UMMC Ekaterinburg, the team that features Mercury players

Diana Taurasi, Anete Jekabsone-Zogota and Ewelina Kobryn

Coaches in Russia with husband, Olaf Lange, and Mercury assistant coach Todd Troxel

17-year professional playing career, including five years in the WNBA with Detroit (1998-99), Miami (2001-02) and Seattle (2003)

1999 WNBA All-Star as a player

Began her career in the WNBL in Australia (1986-96) and was named the league MVP in 1995

10-time German Cup Champion with BTV Wuppertal (1992-2002), three-time European Cup All-Star selection (1994, 1996, 1997)

1996 European Cup MVP

18-year member of the Australian National Team and former teammate of Mercury forward Penny Taylor

Two-time silver medalist (2000, 2004)

1992 Australian International Player of the Year

Sandy and husband Olaf have two children, Brody and Jayda

CAREER WNBA COACHING RECORD

YEAR RECORD PCT

2010 Silver Stars 14-20 .412

2014 Mercury 29-5 .853

Career Total 43-25 .632

Playoff Record 5-3 .625




MISTIE BASS F 8 6-3 190 LBS DEC. 2, 1983 DUKE EIGHTH YEAR

2014 REGULAR SEASON GAME-BY-GAME LOGS

LAST GAME Scored two points in 13 minutes off of the bench

AVERAGES SEASON CAREER

Points 4.4 5.0

Rebounds 3.2 3.3

Assists 0.6 0.8

2014 SEASON NOTES/CAREER NOTES

Has FOUR double-digit scoring efforts

Recorded a season-high 15 points on June 12 at Connecticut in just 16 minutes

Led the team in rebounds in the season opener while playing just 17 minutes

July 13: Surpassed 1,000 points for her career

Seven-year WNBA veteran with Houston (2006-08), Chicago (2009-10) and

Connecticut (2012-13)

Career averages of 5.0 points and 3.3 rebounds, including 1.4 offensive

rebounds per game in 201 games (46 starts)

Last two seasons combined has averaged 7.5 points and rebounds 4.4

rebounds (1.6 offensive boards)

Has set career highs in field goal percentage in each of the last two seasons

(52.9 percent in 2012, 55.0 percent in 2013)

Appeared in 99 of a possible 102 games in her last three WNBA seasons

SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS

PTS 15, at CON, 6/12 19 at CHI, 9/29/12

FG 6, at CON, 6/12 8, at PHO, 9/7/08

3FG - -

FT 3, four times 7, at CHI,7/13/12

REB 11, vs LA, 8/16 12, twice

AST 3, vs. LA, 7/29 5, vs. CT 7/1/10

STL 2, four times 5, vs. ATL 9/23/12

BLKS 3, vs NY, 7/26 3, three times

MIN 24, at TUL, 6/6 37 vs. IND 9/15/13




TIFFANY BIAS G 23 5-6 --- LBS MAY 22, 1992 OKLAHOMA STATE ROOKIE


LAST GAME Played one minute off of the bench


Points 1.1 -

Rebounds 0.2 -

Assists 0.4 -


Recorded her first WNBA points after she took a steal coast-to-coast for a layup

in the opener against Seattle

Has appeared in 16 games this season

Selected by the Mercury with the 17th overall pick (second round) of the 2014

WNBA Draft… Pick was acquired by the Mercury along with Erin Phillips from the

Indiana Fever in exchange for Lynetta Kizer and the ninth overall pick

Speedy, past-first point guard who set assists records and earned recognition for

her defense while a four-year performer at Oklahoma State

Three-time All-Big 12 performer and 2013-14 Lieberman Award finalist as one of

the nation’s top point guards

Finished her career with the third-most assists in Big 12 history

All-Big 12 First Team, All-Big 12 Defensive Team as a senior

Averaged 13.9 points and 6.2 assists as a senior


PTS 7, at ATL, 8/13 -

FG 3, at ATL, 8/13 -

3FG 1, twice -

FT 1, twice -

REB 1, three times -

AST 2, vs. SAN, 7/13 -

STL 1, five times -

BLKS - -

MIN 18, at ATL, 8/13 -




DEWANNA BONNER G/F 24 6-4 137 LBS AUG. 21, 1987 AUBURN ‘09 SIXTH YEAR


LAST GAME Scored 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds


Points 10.4 13.6

Rebounds 4.1 6.5

Assists 2.3 1.1

2014 SEASON NOTES

Led the team with 49 steals this season

Has 19 double-digit scoring performances this season

Made a three-pointer in three-straight games to begin the season

June 10-16: recorded double-figure scoring in FOUR-straight games

Achieved her FIRST double-double of the season and the 24th of her

career at Los Angeles on May 18

Recorded her franchise-record tying 28th career double-digit rebound

game at LA on May 18

Tallied a Mercury season-high four steals on May 18 and on June 27


PTS 22, at LA, 7/24 38, at SAN, 7/3/12

FG 7, twice 12, at CON, 9/7/12

3FG 3, at LA, 5/18/14 6, at CON, 9/7/12

FT 9, at IND, 6/27 13, at SAN, 7/3/12

REB 11, at LA, 5/18/14 15, vs. ATL, 7/7/12

AST 6, vs CHI, 7/2 7, at SEA, 8/1/13

STL 4, twice 6, vs. ATL, 7/7/12

BLKS 3, at MIN, 7/31 5, vs. SAN, 8/20/11

MIN 37, twice 48, vs. ATL, 7/7/12




CANDICE DUPREE F 4 6-2 175 LBS AUG. 16, 1984 TEMPLE ‘06 NINTH YEAR


LAST GAME Scored 14 points and grabbed four rebounds


Points 14.5 15.3

Rebounds 7.6 7.3

Assists 2.4 1.8

2014 SEASON NOTES

JULY 2: Became the 22nd player in WNBA history to reach the 4,000 CAREER

POINTS plateau vs. Chicago (12th active player to reach the mark, the THIRD

currently in a mercury uniform, joining TAURASI and TAYLOR)

Tied a season-high on June 2 vs. Chicago with 26 points and grabbed a season-

high 14 rebounds

June 7 – July 6: 18.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 76-of-140 (.543) from the field

June 7-18: recorded 18 or more points in FIVE-STRAIGHT games

Has scored 18 or more points 13 times in 2014

26 double-digit scoring games

Has EIGHT double-doubles this season and a FRANCHISE-RECORD 32 in a Mercury uniform.. June 12-15 recorded consecutive double-

doubles for the first time since Aug. 7-9, 2011

Has EIGHT double-digit rebounding performances this season and a FRANCHISE-RECORD 34 in a Mercury uniform

Recorded her first double-double of the season and Mercury franchise-record 25th in a Phoenix uniform on June 12th at Connecticut


PTS 26, twice 32, at MIN, 7/24/10

FG 12, twice 14, at TUL, 5/22/12

3FG - 3, Twice

FT 6, twice 10, Three Times

REB 18, at SAN, 8/7 20, vs. IND, 8/7/07

AST 5, Five times 7, vs. DET, 8/31/08

STL 3, at TUL, 6/29 5, at SAC, 7/7/09

BLKS 3, at IND, 6.20 4, Four Times

MIN 44, at SAN, 6/7 52, vs. SEA, 7/14/10




BRITTNEY GRINER C 42 6-8 199 LBS OCT. 18, 1990 BAYLOR ‘13 SECOND YEAR

LAST GAME Scored 22 points grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists


Points 15.6 12.6

Rebounds 8.0 6.3

Blocks 3.8 3.00

2014 SEASON NOTES

Making huge strides in sophomore campaign, averaging a career-high 15.6 points (12.6 in 2013),

8.0 rebounds (6.3 in 2013) and 3.79 blocks (3.00 in 2013)

Blocked a WNBA-RECORD 11 SHOTS on June 29 at Tulsa

Blocked as many or more shots than the opposing team in the first SEVEN games of the Mercury

season and in 27 games total this season…has 6+ blocks in a WNBA record-tying SIX games

(Margo Dydek, 1998)

Has more blocks this season (129) than EIGHT WNBA teams

Finished the season with a WNBA record 129 blocks

For the SECOND consecutive season, leads the league in blocked shots

Could become the FIRST WNBA player to average better than 3.00 blocks in consecutive seasons since MARGO DYDEK did so in three-straight seasons from

2000-2002

June 8: Named a starter for the WNBA All-Star game for the second time in her career

June 7-20: 20.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, 63.4 percent shooting

June 20: Scored a career-high 28 points on 12-of-15 shooting and matched a career-high SIX blocks vs. Tulsa

June 23: Named Western Conference Player of the Week, the first weekly honor of her career. Averaged 27.5 points and 11.0 rebounds

Recorded at least FOUR blocks in FOUR-STRAIGHT games to start the season, a WNBA record. She owns 23 GAMES of four or more blocks in her career

Double-figure scoring: 30 of 34 games (88.2 percent) this season… Did so in 18 of 27 games (66.7 percent) in 2013

15+ points scored: 19 times in 2014 (24 games)… Did so NINE times overall in 2013 (27 games)

20+ points scored: FIVE times in 2014 (22 games)… Did so TWICE overall in 2013 (27 games)

Double-doubles: EIGHT in 2014 (18 games)… THREE double-doubles in 2013 (27 games)

EIGHT double-digit rebounding efforts

June 7 and June 18: Grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds, one shy of a franchise record

August 11: Named Western Conference Player of the Week, the second weekly honor of her career. Averaged 15.0 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.3 blocks for

the week.



PTS 28, vs TUL, 6/20 28, vs TUL, 6/20/14

FG 12, vs TUL, 6/20 12, vs TUL, 6/20/14

3FG - -

FT 10, vs. TUL, 5/30 10, vs. TUL, 5/30/14

REB 18, twice 18, twice

AST 5, vs. SEA , 7/9 5, vs. SEA, 7/9

STL 2, five times 2, three times

BLKS 11, at TUL, 6/29 11, at TUL, 6/29

MIN 41, at SAN, 6/7 41, at SAN, 6/7




ANETE JEKABSONE-ZOGOTA G 10 5-9 167 LBS AUG. 12, 1983 LATVIA THIRD YEAR


LAST GAME Scored three points in two minutes off of the bench


Points 2.6 8.5

Rebounds 0.5 2.5

Assists 0.9 2.0


Scored a season-high 15 points on 4-of-4 FGs, 3-of-3 3pt FGs and 4-of-4 FTs vs.

Tulsa on May 30th

Has connected on 15-of-46 (.326) three-point field goal attempts this season

Has THREE double-digit scoring performances on the season

Signed with the Mercury as a free agent on April 15, 2014

Played in the offseason for UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russia, the team coached by

Mercury Head Coach Sandy Brondello that includes Diana Taurasi

Two-year WNBA veteran last played in the league in 2010

Averaged 8.5 points in 21.2 minutes in 47 games (30 starts) in two seasons with

Connecticut

Career 37.5 percent three-point shooter in the WNBA… Shot 40.0 percent from

long range in Euroleague play this season and 51.6 percent from three in

Russian League play

Teammate of Erin Phillips while the pair was in Connecticut in 2009


PTS 15, vs TUL, 5/30 23, twice

FG 4, twice 9, at PHO 8/29/09

3FG 3, twice 6, vs. NY 9/4/09

FT 4, vs TUL, 5/30 8, vs. WAS 5/23/10

REB 3, twice 8, vs. IND 6/11/10

AST 5, at ATL, 8/13 7, at MIN 8/7/09

STL 2, at TUL, 6/6 2 at IND 6/13/10

BLKS - 1, 5 times

MIN 22, twice 37 vs. CT 9/4/09





LAST GAME Played one minute off of the bench


Points 1.6 3.6

Rebounds 1.1 2.0

Assists 0.2 0.4


June 7 – July 6 missed TEN games playing World Championships Qualifiers for

Poland...made her first appearance back with the team on July 11 at

Chicago

Signed with the Mercury as a free agent on April 15, 2014; rights were

originally acquired from Seattle on March 27, 2014, in exchange for Charde

Houston

Played in the offseason for UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russia, the team coached

by Mercury Head Coach Sandy Brondello that includes Diana Taurasi

Two-year WNBA veteran last played in the league in 2012, when she

averaged career highs of 4.8 points and 2.4 rebounds

Prior to 2014, had played 51 career WNBA games, all with Seattle, in 2011 and

2012

Has played internationally since 2002

Averaged 7.2 points and 3.7 rebounds in Euroleague play this season, and

shot 54.1 percent from three-point range


PTS 8, vs LA, 8/16 13, at CT 7/1/12

FG 3, twice 5, twice

3FG - 2, vs. PHO 7/8/12

FT 3, vs SAN, 7/13 7, vs. CHI 9/18/12

REB 4, twice 9, at MIN 7/29/11

AST 2, at ATL, 8/13 2, five times

STL 2, vs SAN, 7/13 3, at TUL 6/15/12

BLKS 1, twice 2, vs. PHO 7/8/12

MIN 18, at ATL, 8/13 30, vs. ATL 7/11/12

EWELINA KOBRYN C 11 6-4 210 LBS MAY 7, 1982 POLAND FOURTH YEAR




SHAY MURPHY G 14 5-11 164 LBS APR. 15, 1985 USC EIGHTH YEAR


LAST GAME Recorded an assist and a rebound in six minutes off of the bench


Points 3.9 5.1

Rebounds 1.6 2.6

Assists 1.2 0.7


Missed SIX games (June 6 – June 18)playing for World Championship

Qualifiers for Montenegro

Needs 19 points to surpass 1,000 career points

Signed with the Mercury as a free agent on March 28, 2014

Seven-year WNBA veteran with Minnesota (2007-08), Washington (2008),

Detroit (2008), Indiana (2009-10) and Chicago (2010-13)

Career averages of 5.1 points and 2.6 rebounds in 172 games (seven starts)

Appeared in all 34 games off the bench for Chicago in 2013

Played the 2013-14 season in Spain (Perfumerias Avenida Salamanca) with

Krystal Thomas… Averaged 18.4 points and 6.4 rebounds in Spain

Given name is “Eshaya”


PTS 10, vs LA, 7/29 22, at IND 9/22/13

FG 4,three times 9, at PHO 9/16/12

3FG 2, twice 4, 4 times

FT 4, vs. IND, 8/2 7, at CT 8/9/11

REB 4, vs LA, 7/29 12, vs. NY 6/1/07

AST 7, at ATL, 8/13 7, at ATL, 8/13/14

STL 3, vs LA, 7/29 4, 3 times

BLKS 1, twice 2, 3 times

MIN 27, at ATL, 8/13 36, twice




ERIN PHILLIPS G 31 5-8 165 LBS MAY 19, 1985 AUSTRALIA SEVENTH YEAR


LAST GAME Recorded four rebounds and three assists in 15 minutes off of the

bench


Points 5.8 6.8

Rebounds 1.6 2.5

Assists 2.2 2.1


Has connected on 35-of-78 three-point attempts (.449)… good for THE BEST

PERCENTAGE in the WNBA

Acquired by the Mercury on March 11, 2014, along with the 17th overall pick in

the 2014 WNBA Draft from the Indiana Fever in exchange for Lynetta Kizer and

the ninth overall pick in 2014

2012 WNBA Champion with Indiana

Australian National Team teammate of Mercury forward Penny Taylor… Was

mentored by Mercury Head Coach Sandy Brondello

2008 Olympic silver medalist… 2006 World Championships gold medalist

Six-year WNBA veteran with Connecticut (2006, 2008, 2009) and Indiana (2011-

13)

Has made five career playoff appearances in six seasons, including four trips to

the conference finals, one WNBA Finals berth and the 2012 title

38.0 percent career shooter from three-point range

Has shot 44.5 percent from long range over the last three seasons, setting career

highs in 2011 (42.6), 2012 (43.8) and 2013 (47.9)

Career 43.9-percent three-point shooter in the WNBA Playoffs

Owns career averages of 6.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 168 games

(76 starts)


PTS 21, at ATL, 8/13 21, 4 times

FG 7, at ATL, 8/13 9, at ATL 8/30/11

3FG 4, twice 5, vs. ATL 8/10/13

FT 6, vs CON, 7/17 7, vs. WAS 8/21/11

REB 4, three times 8, twice

AST 7, twice 7, twice

STL 4, at CON, 6/12 5, vs. LA 7/14/09

BLKS 1, at SEA, 7/22 1, 10 times

MIN 30, at TUL, 6/6 39, vs. TUL 9/23/12




DIANA TAURASI G 3 6-0 163 LBS JUNE 11, 1982 CONNECTICUT ‘04 ELEVENTH YEAR


LAST GAME Scored a game-high 31 points on 12-of-17 shooting


Points 16.2 20.6

Rebounds 3.8 4.2

Assists 5.6 4.0

2014 SEASON NOTES

SECOND place on the league’s all-time scoring list (6718 points), passing Katie

Smith (6452) on June 2 at USAC vs. Chicago

772 points shy of becoming the all-time leading scorer in WNBA history

Second-highest scoring average in WNBA history (20.3) behind only Cynthia

Cooper (20.98)

Team-leading 16.2points per game (8th-WNBA)

Team-leading 5.6 assists (1st-WNBA)

TEN 20-point games this season, WNBA-record 178 for her career

Double-digit scoring in 28 of 33 games this season, including 17-STRAIGHT (5/18 - 7/9)

FOUR double-digit assist games (four in 2013), including a CAREER-HIGH 12 assists on June 20 vs Tulsa

FIVE double-doubles this season (15 for her career)

June 10 – June 20: FOUR double-doubles in Five games, including THREE-STRAIGHT (June 15-20)

July 8: Named a starter for the Western Conference All-Star team, her seventh career All-Star selection

July 7: Named the WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week, the 18th weekly honor or her career, third-most all-time (T. Catchings-

20, L. Jackson-19)

July 1: Named the WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month for June, second such award for her career (June, 2013)

June 20: Surpassed 10,000 career minutes becoming the 19th player in WNBA history and SEVENTH active player to reach the plateau


PTS 32, at LA, 7/6 47, at HOU, 8/10/06

FG 11, at LA, 7/6 17, at HOU, 8/10/06

3FG 7, at LA, 7/6 8, Twice

FT 12, at TUL, 6/6 17, vs. HOU, 9/7/08

REB 10, vs MIN, 6/18 13, at NY, 7/26/09

AST 12, vs TUL, 6/20 12, vs TUL, 6/20

STL 3, at LA, 5/18/14 7, vs. MIN, 8/8/06

BLKS 2, at MIN, 6/15 5, Twice

MIN 41, at SAN, 6/7 49, vs. SEA, 7/14/10




PENNY TAYLOR F 13 6-1 165 LBS MAY 24, 1981 AUSTRALIA THIRTEENTH YEAR


LAST GAME Recorded 10 points, three rebounds and three assists


Points 10.5 13.5

Rebounds 3.1 4.7

Assists 3.1 2.9

2014 SEASON NOTES

2014: Has played in 33of a possible 34 games

2012-2013: Appeared in 10 of a possible 68 games

Has started 24 of the last 25 games…team has won all but one of those

games

20 double-digit scoring efforts

Season-high 23 points on July 17 vs Connecticut

Season-high NINE rebounds on June 7 at San Antonio

June 7: Assisted on threes (off sideline out-of-bounds plays) by DeWanna

Bonner and Diana Taurasi in the final 15.9 seconds of regulation as the

Mercury forced overtime in a game they would win in double-overtime

Surpassed 4,000 career points on June 10th at Washington


PTS 23, vs CON, 7/17 33, vs. PHX, 8/1/03

FG 9, vs CON, 7/17 13, vs. NY, 8/9/07

3FG 3, vs CON, 7/17 6, Twice

FT 10, at TUL, 6/29 14, vs. HOU, 6/24/07

REB 9, at SAN, 6/7 11, Four Times

AST 8, vs ATL, 8/5 10, vs. SAN, 6/17/11

STL 4, at MIN, 7/31 6, vs. SEA, 7/17/07

BLKS 2, vs LA, 7/29 4, Twice

MIN 35, at SAN, 6/7 51, vs. SEA, 7/14/10




RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME

OVERALL 5-1 4-0 1-1 0-0

WESTERN 4-1 3-0 1-1 0-0

EASTERN 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

MERCURY ACTIVE STREAKS OVERALL Won 2

Last Win 9/7 vs. Chicago Longest Overall W3 L1

Last Loss 8/31 at Minnesota

HOME Won 4

Last Win 9/7 vs. Chicago Longest Overall W4 -

Last Loss --

ROAD Lost 1

Last Win 8/24 at Los Angeles Longest Overall W1 L1

Last Loss 8/31 at Minnesota

MARGINS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25+

WON BY 1 1 1 1 1

LOST BY 1

LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY

25, 8/24 at Los Angeles LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT 5, 8/31 at Minnesota

LARGEST LEAD

30, 8/24 at Los Angeles and

9/7 vs. Chicago LARGEST BLOWN LEAD 5, 8/31 at Minnesota

LARGEST DEFICIT

8, 8/22 vs. Los Angeles LARGEST COMEBACK 8, 8/22 vs. Los Angeles

BY OPPONENT

.500 or Above 2-1

Below .500 3-0

STARTING LINE-UPS | TOTAL: 1

Starting Five No. of Games Record

5-1

Taurasi, Taylor, Bonner, Dupree, Griner 6

GAMES MISSED DUE TO INJURY | TOTAL: -

Player Reason Games Missed (Record) Dates

2014 PLAYOFFS RECORD BREAKDOWN

BY MONTH

May -

June -

July -

August 3-1

September 2-0

BY DAY

Sunday 2-1

Monday -

Tuesday 1-0

Wednesday -

Thursday -

Friday 2-0

Saturday -

BY REST

First Night Back-to-Back -

Second Night Back-to-Back -

On One Day Rest 2-1

On 2+ Days Rest 3-0




MERCURY RECORD WHEN… HOME ROAD OVERALL HOME ROAD OVERALL

Lead at end of the 1st quarter 4-0 1-1 5-1 Outrebound opponent 1-0 1-0 2-0

Trail at end of the 1st quarter - - - Outrebounded by opponent 3-0 - 3-0

Lead at halftime 4-0 1-1 5-1 Score less than 70 points - - -

Trail at halftime - - - Score 70-79 points 1-0 0-1 1-1

Lead at end of the 3rd quarter 4-0 1-1 5-1 Score 80-89 points 2-0 - 2-0

Trail at end of the 3rd quarter - - - Score 90-99 points 1-0 1-0 2-0

Shoot higher FG% than opponent 3-0 1-1 4-1 Score 100+ points - - -

Shoot lower FG% than opponent 1-0 - 1-0 Allow less than 70 points 1-0 1-0 2-0

Shoot at least .500 FG% 2-0 1-0 3-0 Allow 70-79 points 3-0 - 3-0

Shoot between .400-.499 FG% 2-0 0-1 2-1 Allow 80-89 points - 0-1 0-1

Shoot lower than .400 FG% - - - Allow 90-99 points - - -

Allow 50% FG or better - - - Allow 100+ points - - -

Allow less than 50% FG 4-0 1-1 5-1 3 players score 10+ points 2-0 - 2-0

Shoot higher 3PT% than opponent 3-0 1-0 4-0 4 players score 10+ points - 1-1 1-1

Shoot lower 3PT% than opponent 1-0 0-1 1-1 5 players score 10+ points 2-0 - 2-0

Make more 3FG than opponent 3-0 1-0 4-0 6+ players score 10+ points - - -

Make fewer 3FG than opponent - 0-1 0-1 Outscore opponents’ bench - 0-1 0-1

Attempt more FT than opponent 3-0 - 3-0 Outscored by opp. bench 4-0 - 4-0

Attempt fewer FT than opponent 1-0 1-1 2-1 Play on ESPN/ABC 2-0 1-1 3-1

Dish more assists than opponent 3-0 - 3-0 Play on FOX Sports Arizona 2-0 - 2-0

Dish fewer assists than opponent 1-0 0-1 1-1

Commit more TO than opp. 2-0 0-1 2-1

Commit fewer TO than opp. 2-0 1-0 3-0

HEAD-TO-HEAD

RESULTS

ATL CHI CON IND LAS MIN NY SAN SEA TUL WAS

WON 1 2 2

LOST 1

BOX BREAKDOWN PLAYER 10+ PTS 15+ PTS 20+ PTS 30+ PTS 5+ REB 10+ REB 5+ ASTS 10+ ASTS DBL-DBL

Bass

Bias

Bonner 4 1 3

Dupree 6 3 1 5

Griner 6 3 3 4 1 1

Jekabsone-

Zogata

Kobryn

Murphy

Phillips 1 1

Taurasi 5 5 3 2 3 1 5 1 1

Taylor 3 2 2 1 3 1

LED MERCURY IN… PLAYER POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS MINUTES Bass

Bias

Bonner 2 1 3

Dupree 1 3 4 3

Griner 2 3 6 1

Jekabsone-

Zogata

Kobryn

Murphy 1 1

Phillips 1 2 1

Taurasi 3 4 2 1

Taylor 1 2 3

**Includes ties




2014 MERCURY PLAYOFF HIGHS AND LOWS HIGHS LOWS

TOTAL PTS (REGULATION) 96 Vs. MIN, 9/2 75 Vs LA, 8/22

TOTAL PTS (OVERTIME) - Vs LA, 8/22 - Vs LA, 8/22

PTS, 1ST HALF 52 at LA, 8/24 35 Vs LA, 8/22

PTS, 2ND HALF 43 Vs. MIN, 8/29 33 At Min, 8/31

PTS, 1ST QUARTER 30 at LA, 8/24 13 Vs LA, 8/22

PTS, 2ND QUARTER 27 Vs. CHI, 9/7 19 Vs. MIN, 8/29

PTS, 3RD QUARTER 25 Vs. MIN, 8/29 18 At Min, 8/31

PTS, 4TH QUARTER 27 Vs. CHI, 9/7 15 At Min, 8/31

PTS, OT PERIOD - Vs LA, 8/22 - Vs LA, 8/22

FGM 38 twice (at LA, 8/24, Vs. CHI, 9/7) 24 Vs LA, 8/22

FGA 71 at LA, 8/24 59 Vs LA, 8/22

FG% .587 Vs. MIN, 9/2 .407 Vs LA, 8/22

3PT FGM 7 Vs LA, 8/22 4 Twice (Vs. MIN, 8/29, At Min, 8/31)

3PT FGA 19 Vs LA, 8/22 14 at LA, 8/24

3PT FG% .462 Vs. MIN, 9/2 .222 At Min, 8/31

FTM 23 Vs. MIN, 8/29 1 Vs. CHI, 9/7

FTA 27 Vs. MIN, 8/29 2 Vs. CHI, 9/7

FT% .938 At Min, 8/31 .500 Vs. CHI, 9/7

OFF REBS 12 Vs. MIN, 8/29 3 Vs LA, 8/22

DEF REBS 33 Vs. MIN, 8/29 23 Vs LA, 8/22

TOTAL REBS 45 Vs. MIN, 8/29 26 Vs LA, 8/22

ASSISTS 27 Vs. CHI, 9/7 14 Vs LA, 8/22

STEALS 11 Vs. MIN, 8/29 5 At Min, 8/31

TURNOVERS 16 Vs. MIN, 8/29 12 at LA, 8/24

BLOCKED SHOTS 11 Vs. CHI, 9/7 3 Vs LA, 8/22

PTS IN THE PAINT 56 Vs. MIN, 9/2 22 Vs LA, 8/22

SECOND CHANCE PTS 16 Vs. MIN, 8/29 4 Twice (Vs LA, 8/22, at LA, 8/24)

FASTBREAK PTS 17 at LA, 8/24 3 Vs. MIN, 9/2

2014 OPPONENT HIGHS AND LOWS

TOTAL PTS (REGULATION) 82 At Min, 8/31 62 Vs. CHI, 9/7

TOTAL PTS (OVERTIME) - -

PTS, 1ST HALF 42 Vs. MIN, 9/2 20 Vs. CHI, 9/7

PTS, 2ND HALF 46 At Min, 8/31 35 at LA, 8/24

PTS, 1ST QUARTER 21 Vs. MIN, 9/2 8 Vs. CHI, 9/7

PTS, 2ND QUARTER 27 At Min, 8/31 11 Vs. MIN, 8/29

PTS, 3RD QUARTER 20 At Min, 8/31 14 Vs. CHI, 9/7

PTS, 4TH QUARTER 28 Vs. CHI, 9/7 11 Vs. MIN, 9/2

PTS, OT PERIOD - -

FGM 33 Vs LA, 8/22 22 Vs. CHI, 9/7

FGA 73 Vs. MIN, 8/29 60 at LA, 8/24

FG% .471 Vs LA, 8/22 .319 Vs. CHI, 9/7

3PT FGM 6 Twice (At Min, 8/31, Vs. MIN, 9/2) 1 Twice (Vs LA, 8/22, at LA, 8/24)

3PT FGA 19 Vs. MIN, 9/2 6 Vs LA, 8/22

3PT FG% .375 At Min, 8/31 .083 at LA, 8/24

FTM 22 At Min, 8/31 5 Vs LA, 8/22

FTA 25 At Min, 8/31 8 Vs LA, 8/22

FT% 1.000 Vs. CHI, 9/7 .500 at LA, 8/24

OFF REBS 13 Vs. CHI, 9/7 4 at LA, 8/24

DEF REBS 25 Vs LA, 8/22 19 Vs. CHI, 9/7

TOTAL REBS 34 Vs LA, 8/22 25 at LA, 8/24

ASSISTS 19 Twice (at LA, 8/24, At Min, 8/31) 10 twice (Vs. MIN, 8/29, Vs. CHI, 9/7)

STEALS 9 Three times (Vs LA, 8/22, Vs. MIN, 8/29, Vs. CHI,

9/7) 5

at LA, 8/24

TURNOVERS 16 Vs. CHI, 9/7 9 Vs. MIN, 9/2

BLOCKED SHOTS 5 at LA, 8/24 1 At Min, 8/31

PTS IN THE PAINT 42 Vs LA, 8/22 20 At Min, 8/31

SECOND CHANCE PTS 14 At Min, 8/31 7 Vs LA, 8/22

FASTBREAK PTS 19 Vs LA, 8/22 4 Vs. CHI, 9/7

+ OT Period * Team Record ! WNBA Record # USAC Record




2014 PLAYOFF TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES PHOENIX MERCURY OPPONENTS

PTS (REGULATION) 34 Diana Taurasi, 8/22 vs. LA* 32 Maya Moore, 8/31 at MIN

PTS (OT GAME) - -

PTS (HALF) 19 Diana Taurasi, 8/22 vs. LA 11 Candace Parker, 8/22 vs. LA

MINS 39 DeWanna Bonner, 8/22 vs. LA 40 Candace Parker, 8/22 vs. LA

FGM 13 Candice Duoree, 9/7 vs. CHI 11 Lindsay Whalen, 8/29 vs. MIN

FGA 17 Candice Duoree, 9/7 vs. CHI 23 Lindsay Whalen, 8/29 vs. MIN

3PT FGM 6 Diana Taurasi, 8/22 vs. LA 5 Maya Moore, 8/31 at MIN

3PT FGA 11 Diana Taurasi, 8/31at MIN 9 Maya Moore, 8/31 at MIN

FTM 10 Penny Taylor, 8/29, vs. MIN 8 Seimone Augustus, 8/31at MIN

FTA 11 Penny Taylor, 8/29, vs. MIN 10 Seimone Augustus, 8/31 at MIN

OFF REBS 4 Brittney Griner, 8/29 vs. MIN 6 Sylvia Fowles, 9/7 vs. CHI

DEF REBS 10 Penny Taylor, 8/29, vs. MIN 6 Candace Parker, 8/22 vs. LA

TOTAL REBS 13 Penny Taylor, 8/29, vs. MIN 11 Sylvia Fowles, 9/7 vs. CHI

ASSISTS 11 Diana Taurasi, 9/7 vs. CHI 9 Kristi Toliver, 8/24 at LA

STEALS 3

Penny Taylor, 8/22 vs. LA

DeWanna Bonner, 8/24 at LA

Candice Dupree, 8/24 at LA

Erin Phillips, 8/29, vs. MIN

3 Maya Moore, 8/31 at MIN

Sylvia Fowles, 9/7 vs. CHI

Epiphany Prince, 9/7 vs. CHI

TURNOVERS 6 Diana Taurasi, 8/22 vs. LA 5 Candace Parker, 8/22 vs. LA

Nneka Ogwumike, 8/24 at LA

Allie Quigley, 9/7 vs. CHI

BLOCKS 8 Brittney Griner, 9/7 vs. CHI 3 Candace Parker, 8/22 vs. LA

+ Overtime Period

* Franchise Record

! WNBA Record

# USAC Record




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OPPONENTS GAME-BY-GAME STATS


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(29-5, 1-0) PHOENIX MERCURY VS. CHICAGO SKY (15-19, 0-1) · Ranks SECOND on the WNBA’s all-time scoring list (6,720 points), ... she is in the starting lineup. Averaging 12.0 points