Английская Википедия:2020 Phoenix Mercury season
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The 2020 WNBA season was the 23rd season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season tipped off on July 25, 2020, versus the Los Angeles Sparks.[1]
During the off-season, it was announced that Talking Stick Resort Arena would be undergoing renovations and the Mercury would be forced to play their home games at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum for the 2020 season.[2]
This WNBA season will feature an all-time high 36 regular-season games.[3] However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Under a plan approved on June 15, the league is scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present, starting on July 24.[5][6]
The Mercury's season got off to a slow start, with the team losing its first two games. However, a four game win streak followed and the Mercury were 4–2. The Mercury only won two of the next seven games and were just under .500. The team then won its next six games to secure a playoff spot. After losing two of their last three games, they qualified for the playoffs as the fifth overall seed.
As the fifth seed, the Mercury played the Washington Mystics in the First Round of the playoffs. The Mercury won that a nail-biter of a game 85–84, and advanced to the Second Round. They faced off against the fourth seeded Minnesota Lynx and were defeated in another close match, 79–80 to end their season.
Transactions
WNBA draft
| style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell" width="2%"| Round | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell;" width="5%"| Pick | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell;" width="10%"| Player | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell;" width="10%"| Nationality | style="Шаблон:WNBA color cell;" width="10%"| School/Team/Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Jocelyn Willoughby | Шаблон:USA | Virginia |
| 2 | 18 | Te'a Cooper | Шаблон:USA | Baylor |
| 3 | 29 | Stella Johnson | Шаблон:USA | Rider |
Trades/Roster Changes
| style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width=125" |Date | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" colspan="2" |Details |
|---|---|
| February 11, 2020 | Traded F DeWanna Bonner to Connecticut in exchange for the 7th and 10th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft in addition to a first-round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft.[7] |
| February 12, 2020 | Traded the 5th and 7th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft in addition to a first-round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft to Dallas in exchange for Skylar Diggins-Smith.[8] |
| February 13, 2020 | Re-signed C Brittney Griner[9] |
| Signed G Bria Hartley[10] | |
| February 19, 2020 | Acquired F Jessica Breland and F Nia Coffey in exchange for G Briann January, the 17th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft, and the team's second round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft[11] |
| February 24, 2020 | Signed C Kia Vaughn[12] |
| April 17, 2020 | Acquired G Shatori Walker-Kimbrough from New York in exchange for the draft rights to G/F Jocelyn Willoughby.[13] |
| July 12, 2020 | F Jessica Breland medically excused for 2020 season.[14] |
Roster
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Game log
Regular season
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|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 1
| July 25
| Los Angeles Sparks
| L 76–99
| Taurasi (16)
| Griner (9)
| Diggins-Smith (6)
| IMG Academy
0
| 0–1
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 2
| July 29
| Indiana Fever
| L 100–106
| Hartley (26)
| Tied (7)
| Tied (5)
| IMG Academy
0
| 0–2
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 3
| July 31
| Las Vegas Aces
| W 102–95
| Tied (22)
| Turner (9)
| Taurasi (10)
| IMG Academy
0
| 1–2
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|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 4
| August 2
| New York Liberty
| W 96–67
| Hartley (27)
| Turner (11)
| Taurasi (9)
| IMG Academy
0
| 2–2
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 5
| August 4
| Atlanta Dream
| W 81–74
| Taurasi (20)
| Turner (7)
| Taurasi (6)
| IMG Academy
0
| 3–2
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 6
| August 6
| Chicago Sky
| W 96–86
| Tied (22)
| Griner (8)
| Taurasi (6)
| IMG Academy
0
| 4–2
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 7
| August 8
| Seattle Storm
| L 68–74
| Griner (20)
| Griner (8)
| Taurasi (5)
| IMG Academy
0
| 4–3
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 8
| August 10
| Dallas Wings
| W 91–79
| Diggins-Smith (26)
| Griner (13)
| Diggins-Smith (7)
| IMG Academy
0
| 5–3
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 9
| August 12
| Chicago Sky
| L 71–89
| Tied (15)
| Griner (6)
| Diggins-Smith (4)
| IMG Academy
0
| 5–4
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 10
| August 14
| Atlanta Dream
| W 96–80
| Hartley (24)
| Griner (8)
| Hartley (5)
| IMG Academy
0
| 6–4
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 11
| August 16
| Dallas Wings
| L 89–95
| Griner (29)
| Taurasi (9)
| Hartley (6)
| IMG Academy
0
| 6–5
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 12
| August 19
| Los Angeles Sparks
| L 74–83
| Taurasi (19)
| Turner (7)
| Hartley (9)
| IMG Academy
0
| 6–6
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 13
| August 21
| Minnesota Lynx
| L 80–90
| Hartley (24)
| Turner (9)
| Hartley (5)
| IMG Academy
0
| 6–7
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 14
| August 23
| Washington Mystics
| W 88–87
| Taurasi (34)
| Turner (17)
| Hartley (5)
| IMG Academy
0
| 7–7
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 15
| August 28
| Washington Mystics
| W 94–72
| Diggins-Smith (24)
| Smith (8)
| Taurasi (7)
| IMG Academy
0
| 8–7
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 16
| August 30
| Minnesota Lynx
| W 83–79
| Diggins-Smith (25)
| Turner (15)
| Peddy (5)
| IMG Academy
0
| 9–7
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|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 17
| September 1
| Las Vegas Aces
| W 92–85
| Taurasi (32)
| Turner (13)
| Tied (7)
| IMG Academy
0
| 10–7
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 18
| September 3
| Indiana Fever
| W 105–81
| Diggins-Smith (28)
| Turner (12)
| Diggins-Smith (8)
| IMG Academy
0
| 11–7
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 19
| September 5
| New York Liberty
| W 83–67
| Diggins-Smith (30)
| Turner (13)
| Turner (4)
| IMG Academy
0
| 12–7
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 20
| September 7
| Connecticut Sun
| L 70–85
| Taurasi (19)
| Turner (8)
| Diggins-Smith (6)
| IMG Academy
0
| 12–8
|- style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 21
| September 9
| Connecticut Sun
| W 100–95
| Diggins-Smith (33)
| Turner (21)
| Taurasi (7)
| IMG Academy
0
| 13–8
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 22
| September 11
| Seattle Storm
| L 60–83
| Walker-Kimbrough (24)
| Turner (11)
| Peddy (6)
| IMG Academy
0
| 13–9
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Playoffs
Шаблон:WNBA game log start Шаблон:WNBA game log section |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 | September 15 | Washington Mystics | W 85–84 | Diggins-Smith (24) | Turner (11) | Taurasi (6) | IMG Academy | 1–0 Шаблон:WNBA game log section |- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | September 17 | Minnesota Lynx | 79–80 | Taurasi (28) | Turner (14) | Taurasi (9) | IMG Academy | 0–1 Шаблон:WNBA game log end
Standings
Playoffs
Statistics
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Regular season
| style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="16%" | Player | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="6%" | GP | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="6%" | GS | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="6%" | MPG | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="6%" | FG% | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="6%" | 3P% | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="6%" | FT% | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="6%" | RPG | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="5%" | APG | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="6%" | SPG | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="6%" | BPG | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="6%" | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Taurasi | 19 | 19 | 28.1 | 40.9 | 36.5 | 91.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 18.7 |
| Brittney Griner | 12 | 12 | 31.8 | 49.7 | 0 | 80.9 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 17.7 |
| Skylar Diggins-Smith | 22 | 22 | 30.7 | 47.4 | 39.7 | 90.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 17.7 |
| Bria Hartley | 13 | 3 | 24.8 | 42.0 | 38.5 | 80.5 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0 | 14.6 |
| Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | 21 | 10 | 19.0 | 42.9 | 43.1 | 92.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 7.3 |
| Brianna Turner | 22 | 22 | 27.9 | 57.9 | 0 | 64.3 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 7.2 |
| Kia Vaughn | 22 | 10 | 18.9 | 48.8 | 0 | 57.9 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 6.1 |
| Alanna Smith | 19 | 0 | 15.6 | 42.2 | 23.3 | 69.0 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 6.1 |
| Sophie Cunningham | 21 | 11 | 18.9 | 38.5 | 23.5 | 88.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
| Shey Peddy | 8 | 0 | 17.6 | 29.4 | 10.5 | 100 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| Alisia Jenkins | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | 25.0 | 0 | 66.7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Nia Coffey | 15 | 1 | 15.3 | 42.1 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
Awards and honors
| style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="5%" | Recipient | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="9%" | Award | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="5%" | Date awarded | style="Шаблон:NBA color cell" width="1%" class="unsortable" | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skylar Diggins-Smith | WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week | September 8, 2020 | [15] |
| Brianna Turner | 1st Team All-Defense | September 29, 2020 | [16] |
| Diana Taurasi | All-WNBA Second Team | October 4, 2020 | [17] |
| Skylar Diggins-Smith |
References
External links
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