Mercury's Taurasi Shows Off Her Defense Against West Rival

Phoenix's guard had some other big performances in her career, and now, she is the WNBA's all-time leading scorer. She scored a total of 10,646 points, and she has a comfortable lead, as her old teammate, Tina Charles, is second with 8,396 points.

The Mercury guard contributed in other areas throughout her career, and when it comes to steals, she had a total of 518.

When it comes to her career high, she had it against the Minnesota Lynx. The Mercury hosted the Lynx in a game back in 2006, and they picked up a 99-68 victory over Minnesota.

Taurasi locks down the Lynx

Taurasi had seven steals in that game. She also had 21 points, six assists, two blocks and a rebound. The Mercury played well in that game, and outside of Taurasi, there were three other players who scored in double figures.

Penny Taylor was the leading scorer, and she had 24 points off the bench. She also had nine rebounds and seven assists. Cappie Pondexter had 23 points, six assists, five rebounds and a steal. Then, Kelly Miller had 10 points, seven rebounds and two steals.

Phoenix's star showed that she can contribute on the defensive end, and while she came close to her career high at times, she did not pass it. One of the times she came close was in 2007, as she had six steals against the Detroit Shock.

The Mercury were on the road in that game, and they suffered a blowout loss. The Shock beat them 111-82, and Taurasi had a quiet game offensively. She had five points in that game, but she contributed in other ways. She had six steals, three assists and three rebounds. Phoenix had five players who scored in double figures, and while Taurasi struggled on the offensive end, she still impacted that game.

Taurasi had some great games in her career, and sometimes, those games revolved around defense.

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