2004 Phoenix Mercury season

{{WNBA season

| team = Phoenix Mercury

| year = 2004

| attendance = 8,017

| wins = 17

| losses = 17

| conf = Western

| conf_place = 5th

| coach = Carrie Graf

| arena = America West Arena

| playoffs = Did not qualify

}}

The 2004 WNBA season was the eighth for the Phoenix Mercury.

Offseason

=WNBA draft=

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style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:15%;"\| Pick ! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:15%;"\| Player ! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:20%;"\| Nationality ! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:15%;"\| School
1st \| Diana Taurasi \| \|
8th \| Chandi Jones \| \|
14th \| Ashley Robinson \| \|
27th \| Maria Villarroel \| \|

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style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:15%;"| Pick

! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:15%;"| Player

! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:20%;"| Nationality

! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:15%;"| School

1st

| Diana Taurasi

8th

| Chandi Jones

14th

| Ashley Robinson

27th

| Maria Villarroel

{{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/history/mercury_draft_history.html |title=Phoenix Mercury Draft History |publisher=WNBA.com |date= |accessdate=2022-09-04}}

Regular season

In her WNBA debut, Taurasi netted 26 points and led the Mercury to an 84-76 victory over the Seattle Storm. For the season, the rookie averaged 17.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. Although the Mercury did not qualify for the playoffs, the season was a personal success as Taurasi was named to the Western Conference All Star team and won the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award.

=Season standings=

=Season Schedule=

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style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:15%;"\| Date ! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:15%;"\| Opponent ! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:15%;"\| Score ! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:15%;"\| Result ! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:15%;"\| Record
style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" \| May 20 \| Sacramento \| 66-72 \| Loss \| 0-1
style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" \| May 22 \| @ Connecticut \| 65-58 \| Win \| 1-1
style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" \| May 28 \| Seattle \| 84-76 \| Win \| 2-1
style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" \| June 1 \| Houston \| 73-63 \| Win \| 3-1
style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" \| June 3 \| @ Seattle \| 45-72 \| Loss \| 3-2
style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" \| June 5 \| @ Minnesota \| 68-76 \| Loss \| 3-3
style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" \| June 9 \| Connecticut \| 75-59 \| Win \| 4-3
style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" \| June 11 \| Charlotte \| 51-59 \| Loss \| 4-4
style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" \| June 18 \| Los Angeles \| 74-76 \| Loss \| 4-5
style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" \| June 22 \| Minnesota \| 69-46 \| Win \| 5-5
style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" \| June 24 \| New York \| 72-60 \| Win \| 6-5
style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" \| June 26 \| San Antonio \| 72-80 (OT) \| Loss \| 6-6
style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" \| June 27 \| @ Sacramento \| 57-63 \| Loss \| 6-7
style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" \| June 29 \| @ San Antonio \| 77-65 \| Win \| 7-7
style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" \| July 1 \| @ Charlotte \| 71-59 \| Win \| 8-7
style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" \| July 3 \| @ Indiana \| 60-61 \| Loss \| 8-8
style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" \| July 7 \| @ Los Angeles \| 71-73 \| Loss \| 8-9
style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" \| July 9 \| @ Minnesota \| 59-61 \| Loss \| 8-10
style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" \| July 11 \| @ New York \| 69-77 \| Loss \| 8-11
style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" \| July 18 \| Minnesota \| 60-63 \| Loss \| 8-12
style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" \| July 21 \| San Antonio \| 87-55 \| Win \| 9-12
style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" \| July 22 \| @ Sacramento \| 71-69 \| Win \| 10-12
style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" \| July 24 \| Indiana \| 71-56 \| Win \| 11-12
style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" \| July 30 \| @ San Antonio \| 68-59 \| Win \| 12-12
style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" \| August 1 \| @ Washington \| 62-82 \| Loss \| 12-13
style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" \| September 1 \| @ Detroit \| 63-58 \| Win \| 13-13
style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" \| September 3 \| @ Houston \| 70-60 \| Win \| 14-13
style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" \| September 4 \| Seattle \| 63-55 \| Win \| 15-13
style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" \| September 8 \| Los Angeles \| 72-58 \| Win \| 16-13
style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" \| September 11 \| Detroit \| 72-80 \| Loss \| 16-14
style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" \| September 14 \| @ Los Angeles \| 60-73 \| Loss \| 16-15
style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" \| September 15 \| @ Seattle \| 58-73 \| Loss \| 16-16
style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" \| September 17 \| Washington \| 67-74 \| Loss \| 16-17
style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" \| September 19 \| Houston \| 78-64 \| Win \| 17-17

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style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:15%;"| Date

! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:15%;"| Opponent

! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:15%;"| Score

! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:15%;"| Result

! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:15%;"| Record

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| May 20

| Sacramento

| 66-72

| Loss

| 0-1

style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| May 22

| @ Connecticut

| 65-58

| Win

| 1-1

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| May 28

| Seattle

| 84-76

| Win

| 2-1

style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| June 1

| Houston

| 73-63

| Win

| 3-1

style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"

| June 3

| @ Seattle

| 45-72

| Loss

| 3-2

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| June 5

| @ Minnesota

| 68-76

| Loss

| 3-3

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| June 9

| Connecticut

| 75-59

| Win

| 4-3

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| June 11

| Charlotte

| 51-59

| Loss

| 4-4

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| June 18

| Los Angeles

| 74-76

| Loss

| 4-5

style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| June 22

| Minnesota

| 69-46

| Win

| 5-5

style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"

| June 24

| New York

| 72-60

| Win

| 6-5

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| June 26

| San Antonio

| 72-80 (OT)

| Loss

| 6-6

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| June 27

| @ Sacramento

| 57-63

| Loss

| 6-7

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| June 29

| @ San Antonio

| 77-65

| Win

| 7-7

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| July 1

| @ Charlotte

| 71-59

| Win

| 8-7

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| July 3

| @ Indiana

| 60-61

| Loss

| 8-8

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| July 7

| @ Los Angeles

| 71-73

| Loss

| 8-9

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| July 9

| @ Minnesota

| 59-61

| Loss

| 8-10

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| July 11

| @ New York

| 69-77

| Loss

| 8-11

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| July 18

| Minnesota

| 60-63

| Loss

| 8-12

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| July 21

| San Antonio

| 87-55

| Win

| 9-12

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| July 22

| @ Sacramento

| 71-69

| Win

| 10-12

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| July 24

| Indiana

| 71-56

| Win

| 11-12

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| July 30

| @ San Antonio

| 68-59

| Win

| 12-12

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| August 1

| @ Washington

| 62-82

| Loss

| 12-13

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| September 1

| @ Detroit

| 63-58

| Win

| 13-13

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| September 3

| @ Houston

| 70-60

| Win

| 14-13

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| September 4

| Seattle

| 63-55

| Win

| 15-13

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| September 8

| Los Angeles

| 72-58

| Win

| 16-13

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| September 11

| Detroit

| 72-80

| Loss

| 16-14

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| September 14

| @ Los Angeles

| 60-73

| Loss

| 16-15

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| September 15

| @ Seattle

| 58-73

| Loss

| 16-16

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| September 17

| Washington

| 67-74

| Loss

| 16-17

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| September 19

| Houston

| 78-64

| Win

| 17-17

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; FG = Field Goals; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points

style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:16%;"\| Player ! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:9%;"\| GP ! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:9%;"\| MIN ! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:9%;"\| FG ! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:9%;"\| REB ! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:9%;"\| AST ! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:9%;"\| STL ! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:9%;"\| BLK ! style="background:#32127a; color:red; width:9%;"\| PTS
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style="text-align:center;" \| Diana Taurasi	34	1130	209	149	132	43	25	578
style="text-align:center;" \|Anna DeForge	34	1152	165	123	107	51	8	488
style="text-align:center;" \| Penny Taylor	33	1076	150	160	82	52	14	434
style="text-align:center;" \|Plenette Pierson	31	803	112	131	26	26	17	290
style="text-align:center;" \|Slobodanka Tuvic	33	691	37	123	32	25	37	91
style="text-align:center;" \|Tamara Moore	32	387	27	28	53	26	9	82
style="text-align:center;" \|Nikki McCray	27	371	30	29	13	7	0	69
style="text-align:center;" \|Adrian Williams	11	145	27	21	5	11	5	65
style="text-align:center;" \|Shereka Wright	24	243	13	27	8	3	1	57
style="text-align:center;" \| Gwen Jackson	14	136	23	27	4	3	1	56
style="text-align:center;" \|Kayte Christensen	32	407	19	69	23	21	7	50
style="text-align:center;" \| Jae Kingi-Cross	13	128	6	13	12	5	2	20
style="text-align:center;" \| Ashley Robinson	19	130	7	13	2	8	10	17
style="text-align:center;" \| Lindsay Taylor	5	26	1	3	2	1	1	3

{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/PHO/2004.html|title = 2004 Phoenix Mercury Stats}}

Awards and honors

Diana Taurasi, WNBA Rookie of the Year Award

References

External links

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/PHO/2004.html Mercury on Basketball Reference]

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