Mercury Stars Facilitate During Strong Season

The 2018 Phoenix Mercury had a great season, as they finished that period with a record of 20-14. They were second in the Western Conference, and the only team ahead of them was the Seattle Storm. Seattle finished the season with a record of 26-8, and they were the team to beat that year. Phoenix played well, and some of its top players scored with ease. Those players also got their teammates involved with their playmaking. During that time, the Mercury had 700 assists. Diana Taurasi was the leader in that category, and she had 176 assists. She had her career high that year, as she had 14 assists against the Los Angeles Sparks. Taurasi and the Mercury beat the Sparks 86-78, and that was the team's 18th win of the season. Taurasi was moving the ball, and she was not the only one. Briann January was second in assists, and she dished out 109 that year. That was her first season with the Mercury, and she had nine assists against the Sparks. Los Angeles won that one, as Chelsea Gray and her teammates beat Phoenix