How The Mercury's Preseason Losses Motivated Them

The Phoenix Mercury are one of the WNBA's best teams, and over the years, they have had some successful seasons. The Mercury are no strangers to making the playoffs, and 2018 was one of the years they made it. They finished the season with a record of 20-14, and they fought their way through the playoffs. They won their first matchup, as they beat the Dallas Wings 101-83. That was a single-elimination game, and DeWanna Bonner was the team's leading scorer with 29 points. After the win over the Wings, the Mercury faced the Connecticut Sun. They beat the Sun 96-86, as like the first round, this was a single-elimination situation. The Mercury advanced, and they faced the Seattle Storm in a series. The Storm beat them 3-2 and later, Seattle won it all. Before all of that happened, the Mercury were preparing for the season. They faced the Storm in the preseason, and Seattle won both games. The Mercury were on the road in the first game, and the Storm beat them 73-69. Bonner was Phoenix's leading scorer, as she ha