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Mercury’s Taurasi Shows Off Her Defense Against West Rival

Diana Taurasi is a Phoenix Mercury legend, and when they drafted her, she made an immediate impact. She was the first pick of the 2004 WNBA Draft, and she went on to win Rookie of the Year. Taurasi led the Mercury to three championships, and she did it with her scoring. The Mercury guard could put up big numbers, and she did it with ease. She had a career-high 47 points in 2006, and she did it against the Houston Comets. That game went into triple overtime, and Phoenix came out victorious. Phoenix’s guard had some other big performances in her career, and now, she is the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer. She scored a total of 10,646 points, and she has a comfortable lead, as her old teammate, Tina Charles, is second with 8,396 points. The Mercury guard contributed in other areas throughout her career, and when it comes to steals, she had a total of 518. When it comes to her career high, she had it against the Minnesota Lynx. The Mercury hosted the Lynx in a game back in 2006, and they picked up a 99-68 victoryRead More

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