2010 phoenix mercury playoff media guide - WNBA.com

2010 PHOENIX MERCURY POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE
2010 REGULAR SEASON
THE SCORING MACHINE
Averaging 93.9 points per game, the 2010 Mercury led the league in scoring for an unprecedented fifth straight season and set a new
WNBA record for scoring for the fourth time in five seasons. The only other team to lead the league in scoring in consecutive seasons,
the 2001-02 Los Angeles Sparks, won back-to-back WNBA Championships.
THE SYSTEM
CONSECUTIVE SEASONS LEADING LEAGUE IN SCORING
Team Seasons Scoring Average
Phoenix* 2006-2010 (5) 87.1 - 89.0 - 88.5 - 92.8 - 93.9
Los Angeles** 2001-02 (2) 76.3 - 76.6
*2007, 2009 WNBA Champions
**Back-to-back WNBA Champions
88 of the team‘s top 91 offensive performances all-time have come since 2006 when Phoenix adopted an up-tempo offense. Before
that, the team scored 90 or more points just three times in nine seasons, but has done it 88 times in the last four plus seasons.
**Games in bold: since fastbreak system was adopted
THE SYSTEM BROKEN DOWN
Under Fast- Before Fastbreak
System break System
No. of Games 169 (5 seasons) 288 (9)
Scored 100+ points 33 0
Scored 90+ points 88 3
Overall Winning Pct. .562 (95-74) .469
Phoenix is 28-5 (7-3 in 2010) when scoring 100 or more since 2006
Phoenix is 75-13 (14-7 in 2010) when scoring 90 or more since 2006
MERCURY ALL-TIME SCORING BREAKDOWN
TIMES REACHED RECORD WHEN…
100-Point Games 33 28-5
90-Point Games 90 79-12
THE CENTURY MARK
41
POINTS SCORED – SINGLE GAME – WNBA HISTORY
RANK POINTS TEAM/OPPONENT DATE
1 127 Phoenix at Minnesota (2OT) 7/24/2010
2 124 Minnesota at Phoenix (2OT) 7/24/2010
3 123 Phoenix vs. Tulsa 7/22/2010
4 116 Phoenix vs. Tulsa 6/12/2010
5 115 Phoenix vs. Sacramento (OT) 6/13/2009
6 114 Minnesota vs. Los Angeles 5/31/2006
7 112 Phoenix vs. Chicago (OT) 6/20/2008
7 112 Phoenix vs. Charlotte 8/03/2006
9 111 Phoenix vs. Connecticut (2OT) 7/06/2007
9 111 Phoenix vs. Houston 5/25/2007
9 111 Phoenix at Houston (3OT) 8/10/2006
9 111 Detroit vs. Phoenix 7/8/2007
9 111 Seattle vs. Phoenix 8/4/2007
9 111 Detroit vs. Indiana 6/18/2000
15 110 Phoenix vs. Minnesota 7/29/2010
15 110 Phoenix vs. Atlanta 7/19/2008
15 110 Phoenix at Tulsa 5/25/2010
15 110 Houston at Washington 8/17/1998
15 110 Houston vs. Phoenix (3OT) 8/10/2006
After never scoring 100 points in its first nine years, the Phoenix Mercury has reached the century mark THIRTY-THREE times in the
last four-plus seasons, OVER THREE TIMES AS MANY AS ANY OTHER TEAM IN THE WNBA.
100-PT GAMES WNBA HISTORY
RANK TEAM # OF 100-PT GAMES
1 Phoenix Mercury 33
2 Connecticut Sun 10
3 Sacramento Monarchs 7
4 Three teams 6