{"id":409204,"date":"2026-01-15T17:48:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/409204\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:48:07","slug":"mercury-keep-winning-beat-another-east-team-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/409204\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury Keep Winning, Beat Another East Team In 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Phoenix Mercury <\/a>played well during 2020, and while the Seattle Storm gave them trouble, there were teams they beat in their season series. <\/p>\n

The Mercury beat the Washington Mystics,<\/a> and during that time, they defeated another Eastern Conference team. Phoenix swept the New York Liberty, and that series started with a blowout victory. <\/p>\n

\"Bria<\/p>\n

Oct 13, 2021; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Mercury center Kia Vaughn (1) and Phoenix Mercury guard Bria Hartley (14) double team Chicago Sky forward\/center Candace Parker (3) during the first half of game two of the 2021 WNBA Finals at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images \/ Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

In what was considered a home game for the Liberty, the Mercury beat them 96-67. Bria Hartley was Phoenix’s leading scorer, and she did it off the bench. She had 27 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Hartley had a strong season, and games like this are why she was involved in the Sixth Woman of the Year race. <\/p>\n

Outside of Hartley, the Mercury had four other players <\/a>who scored in double figures. Diana Taurasi had 18 points, nine assists, three rebounds, three steals and two blocks. <\/p>\n

\"Phoenix<\/p>\n

Jun 27, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) warms up before the game against the Minnesota Lynx at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images \/ Brad Rempel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Brittney Griner had 16 points, six rebounds and two blocks. Alanna Smith had 11 points, seven rebounds, an assist and a steal. Skylar Diggins was the last player to score in double figures, and she had 10 points. She also had four rebounds, four blocks and three assists.<\/p>\n

The Mercury hosted the Liberty in the next game, and they beat them 83-67. Diggins had a big game, as she finished the game with 30 points, seven rebounds, an assist and a block. That was her season high in points, but she surpassed that a few days later, as she had 33 points against the Connecticut Sun. <\/p>\n

\"Skylar<\/p>\n

Sep 17, 2020; Palmetto, Florida, USA; Phoenix Mercury guard Skylar Diggins-Smith (4) drives past Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (left) during the second half at the FELD entertainment complex. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images \/ Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Shatori Walker-Kimbrough had a nice performance, as she had 15 points, three rebounds, three assists, three blocks and a steal. <\/p>\n

Kia Vaughn had 12 points, eight rebounds and two assists. Then, Sophie Cunningham had 10 points, two rebounds, a steal and a block off the bench. <\/p>\n

The Mercury won this series convincingly, and it helped them reach the playoffs. The Liberty struggled that season, and they finished that period with a record of 2-20. Phoenix took advantage of those struggles, and it resulted in another season series win. <\/p>\n

Phoenix did well against Eastern Conference teams, and in what was a unique year, the Mercury became one of the most dangerous teams. Overall, it was a good year for Phoenix, and the following season would be even better. <\/p>\n

Please follow us on X to read more about the Mercury’s 2020 games and how they played during that time when you click right here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Phoenix Mercury played well during 2020, and while the Seattle Storm gave them trouble, there were teams…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":409205,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,434],"class_list":{"0":"post-409204","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}