Brittney Griner scored 24, DeWanna Bonner added 23 and the Phoenix Mercury stayed alone into first place with an 84-74 win over the Washington Mystics on Saturday night.
Diana Taurasi scored 21 points, Brittney Griner added 18 before fouling out late and the Phoenix Mercury won their sixth straight with a 75-72 victory over the Dallas Wings on Tuesday night.
Diana Taurasi scored 25 points, Brittney Griner had 19 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocked shots and the Phoenix Mercury held off the Las Vegas Aces 72-66 on Sunday.
Brittney Griner scored 24 points and Diana Taurasi had 18 points and seven assists to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 96-79 on Friday night.
Phoenix Mercury guard Briann January completed her first season as an assistant coach for the Arizona State University women’s basketball team, where she also played from 2006-09.
Diana Taurasi scored an and-one in the first quarter of the Phoenix Mercury's victory over the New York Liberty on Tuesday to become the first WNBA player to score more than 8,000 points for her career.
Diana Taurasi and DeWanna Bonner had 20 points apiece, and combined to score the Mercury's final 20 points, as Phoenix beat the Atlanta Dream on Sunday.
Kristi Toliver scored 30 points, Tianna Hawkins had 13 points and a career-high 12 rebounds and the Washington Mystics beat the Phoenix Mercury 103-95 on Wednesday night.
Brittney Griner led the WNBA in blocks in each of her first five seasons and isn’t just on pace to set the all-time record for the statistics. She’s going to squash it like a bug on a windshield.
Pheonix Mercury center Brittney Griner, who led the WNBA in scoring and blocks per game last season, had 29 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks against the Seattle Storm.
Diana Taurasi scored 20 of her 26 points in the first half and became the first WNBA player with 1,000 career 3-pointers, helping the Phoenix Mercury beat the Dallas Wings.
Diana Taurasi tied the game on a three-pointer with under 15 seconds remaining, but the Phoenix Mercury were still eliminated by the Los Angeles Sparks.
Brittney Griner had 26 points and nine rebounds, Diana Taurasi added 23 points, and the Mercury beat the Sun to reach the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs.
