{"id":450524,"date":"2026-02-05T13:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/450524\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:01:09","slug":"how-the-mercurys-scoring-got-them-back-in-the-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/450524\/","title":{"rendered":"How The Mercury’s Scoring Got Them Back In The Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Phoenix Mercury made some changes in 2024, and the biggest involved a new star. The Mercury acquired Kahleah Copper, and she was a star for the Chicago Sky. She helped the Sky win a championship in 2021, as they beat the Mercury 3-1. <\/p>\n

The Mercury also hired a new coach, as they brought in Nate Tibbetts. He was an assistant coach for teams in the NBA, and after a difficult season, Phoenix needed to shake things up. Tibbetts was the way to go, and he helped the Mercury get back into the playoffs. <\/p>\n

\"Kahleah<\/p>\n

Kahleah Copper speaks to members of the media at Player 15 HQ in Phoenix on Sept. 26, 2024. \/ Diannie Chavez\/The Republic \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Copper was the team’s leading scorer, and she averaged a career-high 21.1 points. She scored 782 points, which is the most she has scored in a season. <\/p>\n

Diana Taurasi was second in this category, and she scored 538 points. She had a solid season, and she averaged 14.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists. <\/p>\n

Phoenix had some great scorers that season, and after Taurasi, the Mercury had three more players who scored over 300 points. <\/p>\n

\"Phoenix<\/p>\n

Sep 17, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) shoots the ball in the first half against the LA Sparks at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images \/ Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Brittney Griner scored 534 points, and she averaged 17.8 points. Natasha Cloud scored 438 points, and she averaged 11.5 points. Sophie Cunningham had a nice season, and she finished the season with 334 points. She averaged 8.4 points in what was her last season with the Mercury. <\/p>\n

\"Phoenix<\/p>\n

Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud (0) reacts to a call against the Las Vegas Aces during the third quarter at Footprint Center in Phoenix on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. \/ Michael Chow\/The Republic \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/p>\n

Overall, the Mercury did well on the offensive end, and they scored a total of 3,258 points. They were seventh in the league <\/a>when it came to scoring, and the Las Vegas Aces<\/a> were first. They scored 3,455 points, the New York Liberty scored 3,424 and the Indiana Fever scored 3,399. <\/p>\n

The Mercury<\/a> made the playoffs, and they faced the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx beat them 2-0, but Copper and her new team got a taste of the postseason. The Mercury guard was a part of a trio, and that trio would look much different the following year. Regardless, she had a strong season, and she put her team on the right path. <\/p>\n

Phoenix’s 2024 season was a step in the right direction, and as time revealed, things would get even better. In what was Griner and Taurasi’s final season with the team, the Mercury ended things on a decent note. Now, they are looking to keep that momentum going and add another championship to their legacy. <\/p>\n

Please follow us on X to read more about the Mercury’s 2024 season and the team’s top scorers when you click right here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Phoenix Mercury made some changes in 2024, and the biggest involved a new star. The Mercury acquired…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":450525,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,434],"class_list":["post-450524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450524","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=450524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450524\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/450525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}