1998 Phoenix Mercury season

The 1998 WNBA season was the second season for the Phoenix Mercury. The Mercury reached their first WNBA Finals, but championship hopes were denied when they lost to the Houston Comets in three games.

Transactions

Detroit Shock expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Detroit Shock expansion draft from the Phoenix Mercury:

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | June 11 | @ Sacramento | W 73–70 | Jennifer Gillom (20) | Brandy Reed (8) | Umeki Webb (8) | ARCO Arena | 1–0 |- | 2 | June 14 | Los Angeles | W 70–60 | Jennifer Gillom (20) | Jennifer Gillom (6) | Umeki Webb (4) | America West Arena | 2–0 |- | 3 | June 15 | Washington | W 69–54 | Jennifer Gillom (19) | Jennifer Gillom (11) | Michele Timms (4) | America West Arena | 3–0 |- | 4 | June 21 | Charlotte | L 71–72 | Bridget Pettis (20) | Michelle Brogan (9) | Gillom <br> Webb (3) | America West Arena | 3–1 |- | 5 | June 24 | Houston | W 69–66 | Bridget Pettis (20) | Michelle Brogan (7) | Michele Timms (8) | America West Arena | 4–1 |- | 6 | June 26 | Utah | W 96–63 | Jennifer Gillom (19) | Marlies Askamp (8) | Umeki Webb (6) | America West Arena | 5–1 |- | 7 | June 28 | @ Washington | W 86–69 | Bridget Pettis (23) | Jennifer Gillom (8) | Kristi Harrower (7) | MCI Center | 6–1 |- | 8 | June 29 | @ New York | L 68–71 | Michelle Brogan (15) | Michelle Brogan (5) | Michele Timms (5) | Madison Square Garden | 6–2

|- | 9 | July 2 | @ Cleveland | W 76–61 | Jennifer Gillom (29) | Jennifer Gillom (8) | Michele Timms (5) | Gund Arena | 7–2 |- | 10 | July 4 | @ Charlotte | L 66–68 | Jennifer Gillom (21) | Bridget Pettis (7) | Michele Timms (9) | Charlotte Coliseum | 7–3 |- | 11 | July 8 | @ Detroit | W 78–76 | Jennifer Gillom (24) | Jennifer Gillom (10) | Michele Timms (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 8–3 |- | 12 | July 10 | Cleveland | W 76–60 | Jennifer Gillom (28) | Marlies Askamp (11) | Michele Timms (8) | America West Arena | 9–3 |- | 13 | July 13 | Los Angeles | W 72–62 | Jennifer Gillom (27) | Jennifer Gillom (9) | Michele Timms (5) | America West Arena | 10–3 |- | 14 | July 15 | Detroit | W 73–60 | Jennifer Gillom (17) | Michelle Brogan (6) | Michele Timms (5) | America West Arena | 11–3 |- | 15 | July 18 | New York | L 63–69 | Michelle Brogan (14) | Jennifer Gillom (6) | Michele Timms (8) | America West Arena | 11–4 |- | 16 | July 20 | Sacramento | W 88–67 | Bridget Pettis (18) | Brogan <br> Gillom <br> Webb (6) | Michele Timms (9) | America West Arena | 12–4 |- | 17 | July 21 | Houston | L 62–65 | Jennifer Gillom (24) | Jennifer Gillom (11) | Michele Timms (6) | America West Arena | 12–5 |- | 18 | July 23 | @ Los Angeles | L 68–70 | Jennifer Gillom (27) | Jennifer Gillom (9) | Jennifer Gillom (4) | Great Western Forum | 12–6 |- | 19 | July 27 | @ Utah | L 80–90 | Jennifer Gillom (31) | Michelle Brogan (7) | Michele Timms (6) | Delta Center | 12–7 |- | 20 | July 28 | @ Houston | L 62–72 | Jennifer Gillom (23) | Jennifer Gillom (13) | Timms <br> Webb (3) | Compaq Center | 12–8 |- | 21 | July 31 | @ Los Angeles | L 56–71 | Jennifer Gillom (23) | Jennifer Gillom (10) | Bridget Pettis (4) | Great Western Forum | 12–9

|- | 22 | August 4 | Washington | W 88–59 | Jennifer Gillom (21) | Marlies Askamp (8) | Harrower <br> Timms (4) | America West Arena | 13–9 |- | 23 | August 6 | @ Houston | L 64–75 | Jennifer Gillom (19) | Brandy Reed (6) | Kuklová <br> Timms <br> Webb (3) | Compaq Center | 13–10 |- | 24 | August 8 | Utah | W 68–62 | Bridget Pettis (21) | Gillom <br> Pettis (8) | Michele Timms (9) | America West Arena | 14–10 |- | 25 | August 10 | Cleveland | W 82–80 (2OT) | Jennifer Gillom (38) | Jennifer Gillom (8) | Michele Timms (7) | America West Arena | 15–10 |- | 26 | August 11 | @ New York | L 78–79 (OT) | Jennifer Gillom (21) | Jennifer Gillom (7) | Brogan <br> Pettis <br> Timms (4) | Madison Square Garden | 15–11 |- | 27 | August 14 | Detroit | W 84–59 | Gillom <br> Pettis (23) | Bridget Pettis (7) | Michele Timms (7) | America West Arena | 16–11 |- | 28 | August 16 | @ Monarchs | W 85–69 | Jennifer Gillom (25) | Michelle Brogan (8) | Umeki Webb (5) | ARCO Arena | 17–11 |- | 29 | August 17 | @ Utah | W 75–64 | Jennifer Gillom (20) | Gillom <br> Reed <br> Webb (7) | Michele Timms (7) | Delta Center | 18–11 |- | 30 | August 19 | Monarchs | W 71–62 | Jennifer Gillom (18) | Jennifer Gillom (8) | Michele Timms (4) | America West Arena | 19–11

Playoffs

|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 | August 22 | Cleveland | W 78–68 | Jennifer Gillom (21) | Gillom <br> Reed (5) | Umeki Webb (6) | America West Arena | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | August 24 | @ Cleveland | L 66–67 | Jennifer Gillom (27) | Jennifer Gillom (10) | Michele Timms (6) | Gund Arena | 1–1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 3 | August 25 | @ Cleveland | W 71–60 | Bridget Pettis (27) | Bridget Pettis (11) | Michele Timms (8) | Gund Arena | 2–1

|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 | August 27 | @ Phoenix | W 54–51 | Jennifer Gillom (15) | Michelle Brogan (12) | Michele Timms (5) | America West Arena | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | August 29 | Phoenix | L 69–74 (OT) | Michele Timms (21) | Jennifer Gillom (9) | Michelle Brogan (3) | Compaq Center | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | September 1 | Phoenix | L 71–80 | Michelle Brogan (24) | Jennifer Gillom (6) | Michele Timms (7) | Compaq Center | 1–2

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

<br />^‡Waived/Released during the season <br />^â€ÂTraded during the season <br />^â‰ÂAcquired during the season

References

External links

• Mercury on Basketball Reference