| 2007 Phoenix Mercury season | |
| Head Coach | Paul Westhead |
| Arena | U.S. Airways Center |
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Record | 23–11 (.676) |
| Place | 1st (Western) |
| Playoff Finish | Won WNBA Finals |
| Phoenix Mercury seasons | |
| < 2006 | 2008 > |
The 2007 WNBA season was the 11th for the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury won their first WNBA finals.
Contents |
Offseason
WNBA Draft
| Pick | Player | Nationality | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lindsey Harding |  United States |
Duke |
| 18th | Tyresa Smith | United States |
Delaware |
| 28th | Leah Rush | United States |
Oklahoma |
| 31st | Chrissy Givens | United States |
Middle Tennessee |
| 37th | Emily Westerberg | United States |
Arizona State |
Regular season
Season standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Mercury x | 23 | 11 | .706 | 17-5 | - |
| San Antonio Silver Stars x | 20 | 14 | .588 | 13-9 | 3.0 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 12-10 | 4.0 |
| Seattle Storm x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 11-11 | 6.0 |
| Houston Comets o | 13 | 21 | .382 | 10-12 | 10.0 |
| Minnesota Lynx o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 8-14 | 13.0 |
| Los Angeles Sparks o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 6-16 | 13.0 |
Season Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19 | San Antonio | 81-72 | Win | 1-0 |
| May 23 | @ Seattle | 87-100 | Loss | 1-1 |
| May 25 | Houston | 111-85 | Win | 2-1 |
| May 29 | Sacramento | 76-75 | Win | 3-1 |
| May 31 | @ San Antonio | 97-85 | Win | 4-1 |
| June 2 | @ Connecticut | 67-76 | Loss | 4-2 |
| June 3 | @ New York | 82-83 | Loss | 4-3 |
| June 5 | Minnesota | 85-90 | Loss | 4-4 |
| June 7 | Chicago | 80-66 | Win | 5-4 |
| June 9 | @ Sacramento | 74-70 | Win | 6-4 |
| June 13 | @ Washington | 69-86 | Loss | 6-5 |
| June 15 | @ Indiana | 89-78 | Win | 7-5 |
| June 20 | Washington | 101-106 | Loss | 7-6 |
| June 22 | Detroit | 84-87 | Loss | 7-7 |
| June 24 | Houston | 90-85 | Win | 8-7 |
| June 30 | @ Houston | 92-75 | Win | 9-7 |
| July 3 | @ Minnesota | 95-79 | Win | 10-7 |
| July 6 | Connecticut | 111-109 (2OT) | Win | 11-7 |
| July 8 | @ Detroit | 82-111 | Loss | 11-8 |
| July 11 | San Antonio | 77-87 | Loss | 11-9 |
| July 17 | Seattle | 89-79 | Win | 12-9 |
| July 20 | Los Angeles | 77-87 | Loss | 12-10 |
| July 22 | Minnesota | 106-93 | Win | 13-10 |
| July 25 | @ Minnesota | 103-79 | Win | 14-10 |
| July 27 | @ Chicago | 98-96 | Win | 15-10 |
| July 29 | Indiana | 80-75 | Win | 16-10 |
| July 31 | @ Houston | 76-74 | Win | 17-10 |
| August 2 | @ San Antonio | 84-79 | Win | 18-10 |
| August 4 | @ Seattle | 101-111 | Loss | 18-11 |
| August 7 | @ Los Angeles | 96-93 | Win | 19-11 |
| August 9 | New York | 97-86 | Win | 20-11 |
| August 11 | Los Angeles | 100-83 | Win | 21-11 |
| August 17 | @ Sacramento | 101-91 | Win | 22-11 |
| August 19 | Sacramento | 87-73 | Win | 23-11 |
| August 24 (First Round, Game 1) | @ Seattle | 101-84 | Win | 1-0 |
| August 26 (First Round, Game 2) | Seattle | 95-89 | Win | 2-0 |
| August 30 (West Finals, Game 1) | @ San Antonio | 102-100 | Win | 3-0 |
| September 1 (West Finals, Game 2) | San Antonio | 98-92 | Win | 4-0 |
| September 5 (WNBA Finals, Game 1) | @ Detroit | 100-108 | Loss | 4-1 |
| September 8 (WNBA Finals, Game 2) | @ Detroit | 98-70 | Win | 5-1 |
| September 11 (WNBA Finals, Game 3) | Detroit | 83-88 | Loss | 5-2 |
| September 13 (WNBA Finals, Game 4) | Detroit | 77-76 | Win | 6-2 |
| September 15 (WNBA Finals, Game 5) | @ Detroit | 108-92 | Win | 7-2 |
Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; FG = Field Goals; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points
| Player | GP | MIN | FG | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Taurasi | 32 | 1025 | 206 | 135 | 137 | 45 | 34 | 613 |
| Penny Taylor | 34 | 1010 | 198 | 214 | 98 | 51 | 22 | 605 |
| Cappie Pondexter | 31 | 966 | 193 | 112 | 123 | 29 | 8 | 532 |
| Tangela Smith | 34 | 1072 | 165 | 220 | 44 | 40 | 56 | 428 |
| Kelly Miller | 34 | 1040 | 115 | 168 | 156 | 42 | 5 | 321 |
| Kelly Mazzante | 34 | 488 | 64 | 56 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 182 |
| Kelly Schumacher | 34 | 543 | 57 | 147 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 151 |
| Belinda Snell | 30 | 343 | 37 | 46 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 107 |
| Jennifer Derevjanik | 23 | 200 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 36 |
| Jennifer Lacy | 20 | 94 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 35 |
| Olympia Scott | 8 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Adriana Moises | 4 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Teana Miller | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Playoffs
- Won WNBA Western Conference Semifinals (2-0) over Seattle Storm
- Won WNBA Western Conference Finals (2-0) over San Antonio Silver Stars
- Won WNBA Finals (3-2) over Detroit Shock
Awards and honors
References
External links
| 2007 WNBA season by team | |||||||
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| Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals | |||||||
| Eastern | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | Washington Mystics | |
| Western | Houston Comets | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Sacramento Monarchs | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm |
| ← 2006 • WNBA season • 2008 → | |||||||
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