Revisiting One Epic Mercury Finals Clash

The Phoenix Mercury and the Seattle Storm have had battles over the years . They have faced each other several times, and this year, the season series between these two teams ended in a tie. Phoenix won the first game, and it was a blowout. The Mercury were led by their new stars Satou Sabally and Alyssa Thomas in that one. Then, the Storm won the next two games before the Mercury won the last one. These two teams have also met in the playoffs, and the first time they met was in 2007. Seattle was Phoenix's first opponent, and the Mercury beat them 2-0. The Mercury won 101-84 in the first one and 95-89 in the second. Diana Taurasi and Penny Taylor led the team to victory in Game 1, as they both had 22 points. Taurasi also had three rebounds, three assists and a steal. Taylor had six rebounds, six assists and three steals. Phoenix had four other players who scored in double figures. Cappie Pondexter had 21 points, Tangela Smith had 13, Kelly Mazzante had 11 off the bench and Kelly Miller had 10. Pondexter was