2011 Phoenix Mercury season

{{WNBA season

| team = Phoenix Mercury

| year = 2011

| attendance = 9,167

| wins = 19

| losses = 15

| conf = Western

| conf_place = 3

| coach = Corey Gaines

| arena = US Airways Center

| points = Taurasi (21.6)

| rebounds = Dupree (8.2)

| assists = Taylor (4.7)

| playoffs = Lost in Conference Finals

| television = FS-A
ESPN2, NBATV

}}

The 2011 WNBA season was the 15th season for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Transactions

=WNBA draft=

The following are the Mercury's selections in the 2011 WNBA draft.

class="wikitable"

! style="background:#32127A; color:white;" width="2%"| Round

! style="background:#32127A; color:white;" width="5%"| Pick

! style="background:#32127A; color:white;" width="10%"| Player

! style="background:#32127A; color:white;" width="10%"| Nationality

! style="background:#32127A; color:white;" width="10%"| School/team/country

| 19

| Brittany Spears

| {{USA}}

| Colorado

| 31

| Tahnee Robinson

| {{USA}}

| Nevada

=Transaction log=

February 9: The Mercury signed Brooke Smith, Sequoia Holmes, and Taylor Lilley to training camp contracts.
February 22: The Mercury signed Lauren Ervin to a training camp contract.
February 24: The Mercury signed Marie Ferdinand-Harris and Nakia Sanford.
February 25: The Mercury signed Alexis Gray-Lawson and Amanda Thompson.
March 14: The Mercury waived Sequoia Holmes and Brooke Smith.
April 10: The Mercury signed Erlana Larkins to a training camp contract.
April 11: The Mercury traded draft rights to Tahnee Robinson to the Connecticut Sun in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2012 draft.
April 15: The Mercury waived Amanda Thompson.
April 22: The Mercury signed Yuko Oga and Olayinka Sanni to training camp contracts.
April 28: The Mercury waived Lauren Ervin.
May 19: The Mercury waived Erlana Larkins.
May 30: The Mercury waived Taylor Lilley and Brittany Spears.
June 2: The Mercury waived Yuko Oga.
August 4: The Mercury traded Kara Braxton to the New York Liberty in exchange for Sidney Spencer.{{cite news|url=https://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/2011/08/libery_acquire_kara_braxton_fr.html|title=Libery acquire Kara Braxton from Mercury|work=NJ.com|date=August 5, 2011|access-date=February 21, 2024}}
August 12: The Mercury signed Krystal Thomas and waived Olayinka Sanni.

=Trades=

class="wikitable" style="width:80%"

! style="background:#32127A;color:white; width=125"|Date

! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" colspan=2|Trade

rowspan=2|April 11, 2011

| width=325|To Phoenix Mercury

| width=325|To Connecticut Sun

third-round pick in 2012 draft

| Tahnee Robinson

rowspan=2|August 4, 2011

| width=325|To Phoenix Mercury

| width=325|To New York Liberty

Sidney Spencer

| Kara Braxton

=Personnel changes=

==Additions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| style="background:#32127A;color:white; width:140px"\|Player \| style="background:#32127A;color:white; width:100px"\|Signed \| style="background:#32127A;color:white; width:210px"\|Former team
style="height:40px" \| Marie Ferdinand-Harris	February 24, 2011	Los Angeles Sparks
style="height:40px" \| Nakia Sanford	February 24, 2011	Washington Mystics
style="height:40px" \| Alexis Gray-Lawson	February 25, 2011	free agent
style="height:40px" \| Olayinka Sanni	April 20, 2011	free agent
style="height:40px" \| Sidney Spencer	August 4, 2011	New York Liberty
style="height:40px" \| Krystal Thomas	August 12, 2011	free agent

==Subtractions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| style="background:#32127A;color:white; width:140px"\|Player \| style="background:#32127A;color:white; width:100px"\|Left \| style="background:#32127A;color:white; width:210px"\|New team
style="height:40px" \| Tangela Smith	February 2, 2011	Indiana Fever
style="height:40px" \| Sequoia Holmes	March 14, 2011	free agent
style="height:40px" \| Brooke Smith	March 14, 2011	free agent
style="height:40px" \| Taylor Lilley	May 30, 2011	free agent
style="height:40px" \| Kara Braxton	August 4, 2011	New York Liberty
style="height:40px" \| Olayinka Sanni	August 12, 2011	free agent

Roster

{{sports roster

| team=Phoenix Mercury

| season = 2011

| style = WNBA

| players =

{{sports roster/entry | num = 24 | first= DeWanna | last= Bonner | pos = G/F | ft= 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 137 | DOB = 08-21-1987 | yrs = 2 | college = Auburn | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 4 | first = Candice | last = Dupree | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 08-16-1984 | yrs = 5 | college = Temple | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 9 | first = Marie | last = Ferdinand-Harris | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 162 | DOB = 10-13-1978 | yrs = 9 | college = LSU | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 21 | first = Alexis | last = Gray-Lawson | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 8 | lbs = 176 | DOB = 04-21-1987 | yrs = R | college = California | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 2 | first = Temeka | last = Johnson | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 3 | lbs = 142 | DOB = 09-06-1982 | yrs = 6 | college = LSU | nat = USA }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 43 | first = Nakia | last = Sanford | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 195 | DOB = 05-10-1976 | yrs = 8 | college = Kansas | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 6 | first = Sidney | last = Spencer | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 183 | DOB = 03-07-1985 | yrs = 4 | college = Tennessee | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 11 | first = Ketia | last = Swanier | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 7 | lbs = 150 | DOB = 08-10-1986 | yrs = 3 | college = Connecticut | nat = USA}}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 3 | first = Diana | last = Taurasi | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 163 | DOB = 06-11-1982 | yrs = 7 | college = Connecticut | nat = USA }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 13 | first = Penny | last = Taylor | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 165 | DOB = 05-24-1981 | yrs = 9 | from = Australia | nat = AUS }}

{{sports roster/entry | num = 32 | first = Krystal | last = Thomas | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 195 | DOB = 06-10-1989 | yrs = R | college = Duke | nat = USA}}

| head_coach =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Corey | last = Gaines| college = Loyola Marymount}}

| asst_coach =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Julie | last = Hairgrove | nolink = 1| college = Arizona}}

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Bridget | last = Pettis | nolink = 1| college = Florida}}

| ath_train =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Tamara | last = Poole | nolink = 1| college = California State University, Dominguez Hills}}

| str_cond =

{{sports roster/entry|nat=USA| first = Ben | last = Hadley | nolink = 1| college = Arizona State}}

}}

=Depth=

style="text-align: center; background:#32127A; color:white"

!width="50"|Pos.

!width="250"|Starter

!width="250"|Bench

style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"

! style="background:#FF4500" | C

| Nakia Sanford

| Krystal Thomas

style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"

! style="background:#FF4500" | PF

| Candice Dupree

| DeWanna Bonner

style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"

! style="background:#FF4500" | SF

| Penny Taylor

| Marie Ferdinand-Harris
Sidney Spencer

style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"

! style="background:#FF4500" | SG

| Diana Taurasi

| Alexis Gray-Lawson

style="height:40px; background:white; color:#092C57"

! style="background:#FF4500" | PG

| Temeka Johnson

| Ketia Swanier

Season standings

Schedule

=Preseason=

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#32127A; color:white|title= 2011 Game Log: Preseason| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 1 || May 24 || 10:00pm || Japan || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110528012836/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110524/JPNPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 96–52] || Gray-Lawson (16) || Dupree (8) || Gray Lawson (6) || US Airways Center
2,969 || 1–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 2 || May 28 || 10:00pm || @ Los Angeles || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110530143329/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110528/PHOLAS/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 72–83] || 3 players (12) || Braxton (6) || 5 players (2) || The Pit
N/A || 1–1

=Regular season=

{{Game log start|style=background:#32127A; color:white|title= 2011 Game Log: Regular Season}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FF4500; color:#dcdcdc|title=June| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 1 || June 4 || 3:00pm || @ Seattle || ABC || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110606034626/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110604/PHOSEA/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 71–78] || Taurasi (31) || Dupree
Braxton (9) || Taylor (5) || KeyArena
11,548 || 0–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 2 || June 10 || 10:30pm || @ Los Angeles || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110611185649/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110610/PHOLAS/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 85–98] || Taylor (18) || Dupree (11) || Johnson (6) || Staples Center
10,616 || 0–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 3 || June 17 || 10:00pm || San Antonio || FS-A || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110620014511/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110617/SANPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 99–101] || Taurasi (20) || Dupree (12) || Taylor (10) || US Airways Center
12,274 || 0–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 4 || June 19 || 6:00pm || Indiana || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110621080609/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110619/INDPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 93–89 (OT)] || Taurasi (32) || Dupree (18) || Taylor (6) || US Airways Center
7,701 || 1–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 5 || June 21 || 8:00pm || @ San Antonio || ESPN2 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110617183233/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110621/PHOSAN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 105–98] || Taylor (30) || Dupree (13) || Johnson (6) || AT&T Center
7,072 || 2–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 6 || June 24 || 7:30pm || @ Atlanta || FS-A
FS-S || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110626083608/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110624/PHOATL/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 92–83] || Taurasi (20) || Taylor (10) || Taylor (8) || Philips Arena
5,492 || 3–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 7 || June 25 || 8:00pm || @ Chicago || CN100 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110627220406/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110625/PHOCHI/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 86–78] || Tauarsi (23) || Braxton
Taylor (9) || Taylor (7) || Allstate Arena
5,547 || 4–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 8 || June 28 || 7:00pm || @ Indiana || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629051629/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110628/PHOIND/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 86–91] || Bonner
Taurasi (15) || Braxton (7) || Gray-Lawson
Taylor (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse
6,625 || 4–4

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FF4500; color:#dcdcdc|title=July| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 9 || July 1 || 10:00pm || Chicago || NBATV
CN100 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110703121535/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110701/CHIPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 97–84] || Taurasi (24) || Dupree (9) || Taurasi (6) || US Airways Center
9,517 || 5–4

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 10 || July 5 || 9:00pm || Los Angeles || ESPN2 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110707042905/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110705/LASPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 101–82] || Dupree
Taurasi (20) || Braxton (5) || Taurasi (7) || US Airways Center
9,826 || 6–4

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 11 || July 8 || 8:00pm || @ Tulsa || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110710054030/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110708/PHOTUL/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 86–78] || Taurasi (17) || Bonner (13) || Taylor (7) || BOK Center
4,081 || 7–4

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 12 || July 10 || 6:00pm || Tulsa || NBATV
COX || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110713022951/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110710/TULPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 102–63] || Taylor (18) || Sanford (7) || Taurasi (6) || US Airways Center
7,696 || 8–4

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 13 || July 13 || 1:00pm || @ Minnesota || NBATV
FS-A
FS-N || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110715000820/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110713/PHOMIN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 112–105] || Taurasi (27) || Dupree
Taylor (8) || Johnson
Taurasi
Taylor (8) || Target Center
11,820 || 9–4

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 14 || July 15 || 10:00pm || Washington || NBATV
FS-A || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111121040429/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110715/WASPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 78–64] || Dupree (20) || Taylor (8) || Taylor (7) || US Airways Center
9,075 || 10–4

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 15 || July 20 || 3:30pm || Minnesota || NBATV
FS-A || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110723132102/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110720/MINPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 98–106] || Taurasi (24) || Bonner
Dupree (7) || Taurasi (6) || US Airways Center
12,118 || 10–5

| colspan="11" align="center" valign="middle" | All-Star break

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 16 || July 26 || 9:00pm || Seattle || NBATV || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111121041631/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110726/SEAPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 77–83] || Taurasi (26) || Bonner
Braxton (7) || Johnson (5) || US Airways Center
6,108 || 10–6

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 17 || July 28 || 12:30pm || @ San Antonio || NBATV
FS-A
FS-SW || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110820202614/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110728/PHOSAN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 91–102] || Taurasi (27) || Dupree (14) || Johnson
Taylor (5) || AT&T Center
14,797 || 10–7

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 18 || July 30 || 7:00pm || @ New York || NBATV
MSG+ || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111121034305/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110730/PHONYL/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 91–84] || Taylor (29) || Bonner (9) || Swanier (7) || Prudential Center
7,214 || 11–7

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FF4500; color:#dcdcdc|title=August| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 19 || August 2 || 8:00pm || @ Minnesota || ESPN2 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111121042353/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110802/PHOMIN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 73–90] || Taurasi (20) || Bonner (8) || Johnson (4) || Target Center
7,126 || 11–8

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 20 || August 7 || 6:00pm || Connecticut || NBATV
FS-A || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110814134937/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110807/CONPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 95–96 (OT)] || Taurasi (29) || Dupree (12) || Taurasi (6) || US Airways Center
8,514 || 11–9

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 21 || August 9 || 10:00pm || Minnesota || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111121041344/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110809/MINPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 85–80] || Taurasi (26) || Dupree (11) || Johnson (5) || US Airways Center
6,726 || 12–9

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 22 || August 11 || 10:00pm || Atlanta || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111121042719/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110811/ATLPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 109–95] || Bonner (25) || Bonner (13) || Taylor (6) || US Airways Center
7,940 || 13–9

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 23 || August 12 || 10:30pm || @ Los Angeles || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111121042013/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110812/PHOLAS/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 90–93 (OT)] || Taylor (29) || Bonner (10) || Johnson (12) || Staples Center
10,512 || 13–10

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 24 || August 16 || 10:00pm || Seattle || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111121043415/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110816/SEAPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 81–79] || Taurasi (24) || Bonner
Sanford
Taurasi (5) || Johnson
Taurasi (4) || US Airways Center
8,870 || 14–10

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 25 || August 20 || 10:00pm || San Antonio || NBATV
FS-A
FS-SW || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110905184040/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110820/SANPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 87–81] || Taylor (28) || Bonner (11) || Taylor (5) || US Airways Center
10,134 || 15–10

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 26 || August 23 || 10:00pm || New York || ESPN2 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111121043355/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110823/NYLPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 70–74] || Dupree (17) || Taylor (9) || Johnson
Taylor (4) || US Airways Center
8,871 || 15–11

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 27 || August 26 || 7:30pm || @ Connecticut || CSN-NE || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111121040415/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110826/PHOCON/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 92–95] || Taurasi
Taylor (26) || Dupree
Sanford (11) || Johnson (7) || Mohegan Sun Arena
9,007 || 15–12

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 28 || August 28 || 4:00pm || @ Washington || NBATV
CSN-MA || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111121041357/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110828/PHOWAS/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 86–79] || Dupree (27) || Sanford (9) || Johnson (8) || Verizon Center
11,614 || 16–12

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 29 || August 30 || 8:00pm || @ Tulsa || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111119131748/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110830/PHOTUL/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 96–74] || Bonner (25) || Bonner
Sanford (9) || Bonner
Taurasi (3) || BOK Center
3,590 || 17–12

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FF4500; color:#dcdcdc|title=September| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Record}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 30 || September 1 || 8:00pm || @ San Antonio || || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111121043443/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110901/PHOSAN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 68–86] || Bonner (23) || Dupree (13) || Swanier
Taurasi (3) || AT&T Center
6,502 || 17–13

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 31 || September 3 || 10:00pm || Los Angeles || NBATV || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111121042506/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110903/LASPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 93–77] || Taurasi (24) || Dupree (19) || Johnson (9) || US Airways Center
9,620 || 18–13

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 32 || September 8 || 10:00pm || Tulsa || NBATV
COX || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110927011637/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110908/TULPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 91–76] || Taurasi (21) || Bonner (10) || Swanier (9) || US Airways Center
8,189 || 19–13

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 33 || September 9 || 10:00pm || @ Seattle || KONG || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111121044850/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110909/PHOSEA/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 70–85] || Taurasi (36) || Bonner (14) || Johnson (3) || KeyArena
9,686 || 19–14

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 34 || September 11 || 6:00pm || Minnesota || FS-A || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111119130332/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110911/MINPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 90–96] || Taurasi (19) || Dupree (6) || Swanier (4) || US Airways Center
12,666 || 19–15

| All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com

=Postseason=

{{Game log start|style=background:#32127A; color:white|title= 2011 Game Log: Postseason}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FF4500; color:#dcdcdc|title=Western Conference Semifinals| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Series}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 1 || September 15 || 10:00pm || @ Seattle || ESPN2 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110924072128/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110915/PHOSEA/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 61–80] || Taylor (13) || Bonner (8) || Johnson
Swanier
Taylor (3) || KeyArena
7,279 || 0–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 2 || September 17 || 10:00pm || Seattle || NBATV || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110923151718/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110917/SEAPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 92–83] || Dupree (29) || Dupree (13) || Johnson (9) || US Airways Center
9,356 || 1–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"

| 3 || September 19 || 10:00pm || @ Seattle || ESPN2 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110923174617/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110919/PHOSEA/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 77–75] || Dupree (20) || Taylor (17) || Johnson
Taurasi (3) || KeyArena
8,589 || 2–1

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#FF4500; color:#dcdcdc|title=Western Conference Finals| Game| Date| Time (ET)| Opponent| TV| Score| High points| High rebounds| High assists| Location/Attendance| Series}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 1 || September 22 || 9:00pm || @ Minnesota || ESPN2 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110924184202/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110922/PHOMIN/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 67–95] || Taurasi (22) || Bonner (8) || Johnson (4) || Target Center
8,912 || 0–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"

| 2 || September 25 || 5:00pm || Minnesota || ESPN2 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110925223214/http://www.wnba.com/games/20110925/MINPHO/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore 86–103] || Bonner
Taurasi (22) || Dupree (11) || Johnson (6) || US Airways Center
8,617 || 0–2

Statistics

=Regular season=

style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" \| GP ! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" \| GS ! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" \| MPG ! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" \| FG% ! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" \| 3P% ! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" \| FT% ! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" \| RPG ! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="5%" \| APG ! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" \| SPG ! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" \| BPG ! style="background:#32127A;color:white;" width="6%" \| PPG
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
{{sort\|Bonner\|DeWanna Bonner}} \| style="background:#FF4500;color:white;"\|34	5	25.2	.430	.343	style="background:#FF4500;color:white;"\|.909	7.0	0.8	1.00	style="background:#FF4500;color:white;"\|1.06	10.7
{{sort\|Braxton\|Kara Braxton}} \| 18	18	19.8	style="background:#FF4500;color:white;"\|.559	.500	.595	4.9	1.3	0.80	0.80	10.6
{{sort\|Dupree\|Candice Dupree}} \| style="background:#FF4500;color:white;"\|34	style="background:#FF4500;color:white;"\|34	style="background:#FF4500;color:white;"\|31.6	.548	.167	.852	style="background:#FF4500;color:white;"\|8.2	1.8	0.56	0.74	14.6
{{sort\|Ferdinand\|Marie Ferdinand-Harris}} \| style="background:#FF4500;color:white;"\|34	2	17.4	.335	.333	.974	1.5	1.1	0.56	0.21	6.8
{{sort\|Gray\|Alexis Gray-Lawson}} \| 27	0	11.4	.398	.349	.821	0.7	1.3	0.22	0.00	3.9
{{sort\|Johnson\|Temeka Johnson}} \| 30	30	23.9	.435	.385	.864	2.0	4.4	0.80	0.17	6.4
{{sort\|Sanford\|Nakia Sanford}} \| 33	16	14.4	.484	.000	.750	4.2	0.4	0.21	0.21	4.2
{{sort\|Sanni\|Olayinka Sanni}} \| 14	0	5.2	.667	.000	.333	0.7	0.0	0.21	0.07	1.6
{{sort\|Spencer\|Sidney Spencer}} \| 8	0	8.1	.313	.750	1.000	0.6	0.8	0.00	0.00	1.9
{{sort\|Swanier\|Ketia Swanier}} \| 29	4	14.8	.342	.286	.688	1.9	2.3	0.79	0.03	2.7
{{sort\|Taurasi\|Diana Taurasi}} \| 32	32	30.2	.449	.395	.903	3.2	3.6	0.75	0.63	style="background:#FF4500;color:white;"\|21.6
{{sort\|Taylor\|Penny Taylor}} \| 29	29	29.8	.511	style="background:#FF4500;color:white;"\|.402	.874	4.9	style="background:#FF4500;color:white;"\|4.7	style="background:#DC143C;color:white;"\|1.69	0.38	16.7
{{sort\|Thomas\|Krystal Thomas}} \| 8	0	12.3	.563	.000	.500	1.0	0.1	0.00	0.63	2.6

Awards and honors

Candice Dupree was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 13, 2011.
Penny Taylor was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of June 20, 2011.
Diana Taurasi was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 8, 2011.
DeWanna Bonner was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of August 29, 2011.
Diana Taurasi was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a starter.
Penny Taylor was named to the 2011 WNBA All-Star Team as a reserve.
Diana Taurasi finished as a Peak Performer, averaging 21.6 points per game.
DeWanna Bonner was named Sixth Woman of the Year.
Diana Taurasi was named to the All-WNBA First Team.
Penny Taylor was named to the All-WNBA Second Team.

References

External links

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