The Phoenix Mercury made history in 2007, and it was a long time coming. The Mercury made the playoffs in their first season, and they made it two more times after that. One of those runs led to them making the WNBA Finals, and they lost to the Houston Comets.
The Mercury missed the playoffs in 1999, but they returned in 2000. That was a good year for Phoenix, but the team’s playoff run was cut short, as the Los Angeles Sparks swept them. That would be the last time the Mercury made the playoffs until their 2007 season changed things.