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Bonner And The Mercury Have Battles With The Wings
Jun 27, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Phoenix Mercury head coach Sandy Brondello in the second quarter against the Minnesota Lynx at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images Brad Rempel-Imagn Images
The 2016 Phoenix Mercury had some competitive matchups, and while they won some of their season series, they lost some as well. Phoenix had a great series against the Dallas Wings, and that series started with a bang. The Mercury hosted the Wings, and Dallas got the win. That game went into triple overtime, and DeWanna Bonner was the leading scorer. Bonner had 38 points, and she also had six rebounds, three steals and two assists. The Mercury star had her big game off the bench, and some of her teammates chipped in as well. Penny Taylor had 21 points, Candice Dupree had 19 and Brittney Griner had 11. On the other side, Skylar Diggins was the leading scorer, and she had 27 points. A few years later, Diggins joined the Mercury, and she became one of the team's stars. The Wings had four more players who scored 10 or more points, as Plenette Pierson, Karima Christmas-Kelly and Odyssey Sims all had 18. Then, Glory Johnson had 15 points in that outing. Both teams fought, and in the end, the Wings pulled off an imp

This article first appeared on Phoenix Mercury On SI  and was syndicated with permission.

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