{"id":451293,"date":"2026-02-03T14:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/451293\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:07:08","slug":"why-the-mercury-were-exceptional-on-the-offensive-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/451293\/","title":{"rendered":"Why The Mercury Were Exceptional On The Offensive End"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Phoenix Mercury <\/a>were one of the best teams in the WNBA last season, and their new stars led the way. The Mercury acquired Satou Sabally<\/a> and Alyssa Thomas before the start of the season, and the 2023 Most Improved Player was the team’s leading scorer. <\/p>\n

Sabally averaged 16.3 points, and Thomas was third, as she averaged 15.4 points. Kahleah Copper, who joined the team before the 2024 season, was second, and she averaged 15.6 points. <\/p>\n

\"Satou<\/p>\n

Oct 8, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Mercury forward Satou Sabally (0) against the Las Vegas Aces during game three of the 2025 WNBA Finals at PHX Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images \/ Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The Mercury did well on the offensive end, and when it came to points, they were seventh in the league. They scored 3,643 points <\/a>in the 2025 season, and teams like the Minnesota Lynx, the Los Angeles Sparks and the Indiana Fever were ahead of them. <\/p>\n

Phoenix put up some impressive numbers during the season, and the team’s stars led the way. <\/p>\n

Sabally scored 636 points this season, and in her final year with the Dallas Wings, she scored 269 points. She played 15 games that season, and she averaged 17.9 points. <\/p>\n

\"Alyssa<\/p>\n

Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas (25) is introduced before the WNBA Finals Game 3 against Las Vegas Aces at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix on Oct. 8, 2025. \/ Joe Rondone\/The Republic \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Thomas scored 599 points this season, and the year before that, she scored 423 points. That was her last season with the Connecticut Sun. <\/p>\n

Copper had a strong 2024 season, and she scored 782 points. She averaged a career-high 21.1 points, and she had the best game of her career. She scored 38 points against the Atlanta Dream in the Mercury’s win over them. <\/p>\n

\"Kahleah<\/p>\n

Oct 8, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Mercury guard Kahleah Copper (2) against the Las Vegas Aces during game three of the 2025 WNBA Finals at PHX Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images \/ Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

In her second season with the Mercury, Copper scored 438 points. She missed part of the season due to injuries, but she still managed to play at a high level. <\/p>\n

The Mercury’s stars all played well, and their teammates helped out. Sami Whitcomb did her share of scoring, and she finished the season with 390 points. She did well as a starter and a reserve, and she had a big game against the Wings. She had 36 points in that game, and she had made seven 3-pointers in that outing. <\/p>\n

Monique Akoa Makani scored 315 points in a solid rookie season. She had impressive performances like her 21-point game against the New York Liberty. Then, the Mercury had six more players who scored at least 100 points. <\/p>\n

Phoenix had some great performances, and the trio played a big role in that. <\/p>\n

Please follow us on X to read more about the Mercury’s 2025 season and how they did on the offensive end when you click right here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Phoenix Mercury were one of the best teams in the WNBA last season, and their new stars…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":451294,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":["post-451293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/451294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}