2010 phoenix mercury playoff media guide - WNBA.com
2010 phoenix mercury playoff media guide - WNBA.com
2010 phoenix mercury playoff media guide - WNBA.com
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JUST ONE OF THE GUYS<br />
<strong>2010</strong> PHOENIX MERCURY POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE<br />
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<strong>2010</strong> REGULAR SEASON<br />
It‘s no secret that the Mercury was the league‘s most potent offensive team averaging 93.9 points per game, but here‘s an interesting<br />
way to put that scoring prowess into perspective: In a 48-minute game the Mercury would have averaged 110.2 points per outing,<br />
matching the <strong>2010</strong> NBA-leading Suns who averaged 110.2 points per game.<br />
CENTURY NIGHTS<br />
On August 6 vs. San Antonio, the Mercury recorded its 10 th 100-point performance of the season, breaking its 2009<br />
<strong>WNBA</strong> record for most 100-point games in a single season (9).<br />
BACK-TO-BACK CENTURY NIGHTS<br />
The Mercury recorded back-to-back 100-point performances NINE times in franchise history with THREE of those occurrences taking<br />
place in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
THE BEST X 2<br />
The Mercury reached triple digits in scoring TEN times in <strong>2010</strong>, but two of those 100-point nights were especially noteworthy. The<br />
league‘s highest scoring team set a new <strong>WNBA</strong> record for scoring in back-to-back contests with 123 points at Tulsa on July 22 and<br />
then topped that performance with 127 points in a double overtime win at Minnesota two days later. The two-game total of 250 points<br />
is the most ever in <strong>WNBA</strong> history, eclipsing the previous mark of 221 set by Phoenix earlier in the same season.<br />
90-POINT NIGHTS<br />
The Mercury scored at least 90 points in 21 games (14-7). The league‘s highest scoring offense reached the 90-point plateau in seven<br />
consecutive games from July 1-24, the most in <strong>WNBA</strong> history. Phoenix reached six consecutive games three other times in franchise<br />
history and is the only team in the league to do so.<br />
THE NEED FOR SPEED<br />
The Mercury scored at least 90 points in 11 of 12 games from July 1 – August 6 and finished 9-3 in the span. However, the league‘s<br />
fastest offense was slowed considerably scoring just 80.8 points per game in its subsequent four game losing streak. Phoenix was 1-12<br />
in <strong>2010</strong> when scoring less than 90 points. Take a look at some crucial stats leading to Phoenix‘s wins and losses:<br />
OUR HALF > THEIR FULL<br />
15 WINS 19 LOSSES<br />
PPG 102.5 87.1<br />
FG% .513 .438<br />
3PT% .387 .340<br />
PTS IN PAINT 47.2 37.5<br />
FAST BREAK PTS 17.7 13.9<br />
The Mercury raced to a <strong>WNBA</strong>-record 69 first half points vs. Minnesota on July 29 topping its previous record of 67 set earlier in the<br />
year at Tulsa on July 22. To put that astonishing number in perspective, in 134 <strong>WNBA</strong> games prior to that performance, 56 teams did<br />
not score more than 69 points in the entire game!<br />
SCREECHING HALT<br />
The league‘s fastest offense came to a screeching halt in New York on August 14 when the Liberty held the Mercury to just 69 points.<br />
It tied the third lowest output since the club adopted an up-tempo offensive style in 2006 and is the lowest point total since June 13,<br />
2007 when the club scored 69 at Washington. To put the number in perspective. Phoenix scored 69 points in the FIRST HALF earlier in<br />
the season vs. Minnesota.
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