11 Facts About Phoenix Mercury

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Phoenix Mercury are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association .

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The Phoenix Mercury lost to the New York Liberty, though, in those playoffs.

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3.

The Phoenix Mercury defeated the Cleveland Rockers to reach the WNBA Finals for the first time.

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4.

The Phoenix Mercury competed for the playoffs all year, but fell just short of a postseason berth.

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The Phoenix Mercury became the first team in WNBA history with the dubious honor of failing to qualify for the playoffs after winning the WNBA Finals the year before.

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6.

The Phoenix Mercury clinched the top spot in the playoffs along with the number one seed in the Western Conference.

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Phoenix Mercury swept San Antonio in the first round of the Playoffs, but lost to the eventual champion Seattle Storm in the conference finals.

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8.

Once the 2013 WNBA Draft arrived in April 2013, the Phoenix Mercury used the top overall pick on two time Women's College Basketball Wooden award winner Brittney Griner.

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However, the Phoenix Mercury lost to the Lynx in the Conference round of the playoffs.

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10.

In 2017, the Phoenix Mercury sailed through the first two rounds of the playoffs, winning their games against the Seattle Storm and Connecticut Sun.

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Furthermore, some Phoenix Mercury games are broadcast nationally on ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, CBS Sports Network and ABC.

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