Mercury Take Control, Beat An Eastern Conference Team

The 2018 Phoenix Mercury had some battles with Eastern Conference teams, and they came out victorious in some of those outings. The Mercury lost their season series against the Washington Mystics, but they swept the Indiana Fever. The Fever were a struggling team, as they finished that season with a record of 6-28. They added a new, high-scoring guard before the season, and she made the All-Rookie Team. They added Kelsey Mitchell, and in her rookie season, she had some strong performances. Indiana also had a player with Mercury ties, as Candice Dupree was one of the Fever's veterans. They also had Cappie Pondexter, who started the season with the Los Angeles Sparks but signed with the Fever later on. Dupree was Indiana's leading scorer that season, and she and the new rookie put up a fight against Phoenix. Dupree and her teammates hosted the Mercury in the first two games, and Phoenix won those games by comfortable margins. The Mercury beat the Fever 95-77 in that first game, and Diana Taurasi had 25 points.