How The Mercury And The Sky Met In The Playoffs

The Phoenix Mercury have battled several teams in the playoffs, and sometimes, they met those teams on multiple occasions. They have met the Connecticut Sun and the Indiana Fever twice, and there are a few teams they have met three times. The Mercury have encountered the Chicago Sky three times, and all of those meetings were noteworthy. Phoenix met Chicago for the first time in 2014, and that was a special year. The Mercury won their third championship, and they did it by sweeping the Sky in the WNBA Finals. Before that, Phoenix faced the Los Angeles Sparks and the Minnesota Lynx. In what was Sandy Brondello's first season with the team, she helped them make history. She also became the first Mercury coach to win Coach of the Year. The Mercury had a great year, and that was the last time they won a championship. While that was the last time they won a championship , it was not the last time they reached the Finals. They made their fifth appearance, and they faced a familiar foe. Phoenix faced Chicago in the