The Phoenix Mercury were 19-11 in 1998. They finished 2nd in the Western Conference. They lost in the WNBA Finals against the Houston Comets, 2 games to 1.
Scores & Schedules
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Copper scores 23 of her 30 points in the 1st half as the Mercury race past the Storm, 90-67
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Mercury's Thomas says she has received online abuse following suspension for Caitlin Clark incident
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Phoenix Mercury guard Jovana Nogic to miss rest of season due to personal reasons
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Mercury beat the Tempo 89-80 in a game missing Alyssa Thomas and Marina Mabrey
1998 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 30 | 202.5 | 73.9 | 31.4 | 18.1 | 9.6 | 2.9 | 26.2 | 61.9 | 42.4 | 4.3 | 13.5 | 32.1 | 17.1 | 23.6 | 72.4 | 51.1 | 10.9 | 20.5 | 19.8 | |
Team Rank | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 8th | 3rd | ||
Opponent | 30 | 202.5 | 67.5 | 31.4 | 13.5 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 25.3 | 58.2 | 43.4 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 31.6 | 14.4 | 20.0 | 71.9 | 50.3 | 9.9 | 21.4 | 22.1 | |
Opponent Rank | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 9th | 1st | 1st | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 7th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | ||
Net | +6.4 | 0.0 | +4.6 | +1.5 | -0.3 | +1.0 | +3.6 | -1.0 | +1.8 | +5.4 | +0.5 | +2.7 | +3.6 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +1.0 | -1.0 | -2.3 | |||
Net Rank | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 8th | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 8th | 3rd |
More WNBA News
Copper scores 23 of her 30 points in the 1st half as the Mercury race past the Storm, 90-67
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Washington Mystics beat the Atlanta Dream 81-76 behind Shakira Austin’s 21
Shakira Austin scores 21, Kiki Iriafen gets a double-double and the Mystics beat the Dream 81-76
WNBA All-Star Starters
Caitlin Clark voted to start third straight WNBA All-Star Game, joined by two Fever teammates
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 4 | .789 | ||
| 2 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 1.0 | |
| 3 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 2.5 | |
| 4 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.5 | |
| 5 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.5 | |
| 7 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4.0 | |
| 8 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 5.0 | |
| 9 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 6.0 | |
| 10 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.5 | |
| 11 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 7.5 | |
| 12 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 8.0 | |
| 13 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 9.0 | |
| 14 | 5 | 16 | .238 | 11.0 | |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | .200 | 11.5 |