Mercury Secure Win Over Old West Rival

The Phoenix Mercury had some difficult series against conference rivals, as the Minnesota Lynx and the Los Angeles Sparks swept them. Ironically, those two teams met in that year's WNBA Finals, and the Lynx came out on top. The Mercury did defeat one of their conference rivals, as they swept the San Antonio Stars. They started the series with a 78-72 win, and Brittney Griner led her team to victory. She had a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds. She also had four blocks, two assists and two steals. Phoenix's center had an excellent game, and Diana Taurasi, Leilani Mitchell and Danielle Robinson had solid games of their own. Taurasi had 17 points, two rebounds and an assist. Leilani Mitchell had 14 points, three assists, two rebounds, a steal and a block. Robinson had 12 points, five assists, three rebounds and two steals. Griner and her teammates secured the win, and they did it on the road. Then, after that victory, they pulled off another win in San Antonio. San Antonio had a chance to tie the serie