The 2017 WNBA season was the 21st season for the Phoenix Mercury franchise of the WNBA. The season began on May 14.
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 3 | Seattle | L 64âÂÂ86 | Prince (12) | Cannon (6) | Spencer (5) | KeyArena <br> 4,128 | 0âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 | May 7 | Seattle | W 72âÂÂ55 | 2 Tied (16) | George (6) | Mitchell (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena <br> 4,088 | 1âÂÂ1
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 14 | Dallas | L 58âÂÂ68 | Griner (18) | 2 Tied (5) | D. Robinson (9) | Talking Stick Resort Arena <br> 9,640 | 0âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 | May 17 | Indiana | W 85âÂÂ62 | Griner (32) | Griner (10) | Mitchell (7) | Talking Stick Resort Arena <br> 8,896 | 1âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 3 | May 19 | San Antonio | W 78âÂÂ72 | Griner (20) | Griner (13) | D. Robinson (5) | AT&T Center <br> 6,400 | 2âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | May 23 | New York | L 67âÂÂ69 | Griner (19) | Griner (6) | 2 Tied (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena <br> 7,886 | 2âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 5 | May 27 | Dallas | W 107âÂÂ65 | Taurasi (18) | Cannon (8) | D. Robinson (7) | Talking Stick Resort Arena <br> 9,245 | 3âÂÂ2
|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 | June 1 | Chicago | W 99âÂÂ91 | Taurasi (37) | Griner (13) | D. Robinson (6) | Allstate Arena <br> 4,634 | 4âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | June 4 | New York | L 72âÂÂ88 | Griner (26) | George (5) | Griner (4) | Madison Square Garden <br> 7,831 | 4âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 8 | June 7 | Indiana | W 98âÂÂ90 | Griner (38) | Griner (9) | Mitchell (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse <br> 5,702 | 5âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | June 10 | Los Angeles | L 87âÂÂ89 | Taurasi (27) | Griner (9) | Griner (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena <br> 10,223 | 5âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 10 | June 16 | Chicago | W 86âÂÂ78 | Griner (27) | Griner (9) | Taurasi (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena <br> 10,249 | 6âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | June 18 | Los Angeles | L 59âÂÂ90 | Taurasi (19) | Mitchell (7) | Mitchell (5) | Staples Center <br> 9,916 | 6âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 12 | June 23 | Seattle | W 85âÂÂ82 | 2 Tied (25) | Griner (9) | Taurasi (4) | KeyArena <br> 7,796 | 7âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | June 30 | Minnesota | L 83âÂÂ91 | Little (16) | A. Robinson (8) | D. Robinson (3) | Talking Stick Resort Arena <br> 11,330 | 7âÂÂ6
|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 14 | July 5 | Washington | W 88âÂÂ80 | Griner (30) | Griner (14) | Taurasi (4) | Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>7,440 | 8âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 15 | July 7 | San Antonio | W 92âÂÂ77 | Taurasi (17) | Griner (8) | 3 Tied (5) | AT&T Center<br>8,232 | 9âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 16 | July 9 | New York | W 81âÂÂ69 | Griner (31) | Griner (13) | D. Robinson (6) | Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>9,413 | 10âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 17 | July 12 | Atlanta | W 89âÂÂ84 | Griner (28) | Little (12) | Little (6) | Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>9,342 | 11âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | July 14 | Minnesota | L 71âÂÂ88 | Griner (15) | Mitchell (5) | Talbot (4) | Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>10,493 | 11âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | July 16 | Minnesota | L 66âÂÂ81 | Turner (18) | 3 Tied (6) | Mitchell (4) | Xcel Energy Center<br>10,022 | 11âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | July 19 | Indiana | L 77âÂÂ84 | Taurasi (34) | A. Robinson (8) | Little (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>11,371 | 11âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | July 25 | Atlanta | L 91âÂÂ99 | Taurasi (31) | A. Robinson (9) | D. Robinson (8) | McCamish Pavilion<br>4,053 | 11âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 22 | July 28 | Chicago | W 86âÂÂ80 | Little (19) | George (14) | Mitchell (5) | Allstate Arena<br>6,088 | 12âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 23 | July 30 | San Antonio | W 81âÂÂ64 | Currie (20) | 2 Tied (6) | D. Robinson (4) | Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>10,108 | 13âÂÂ10
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | August 4 | Connecticut | L 92âÂÂ93 | Taurasi (33) | 3 Tied (5) | Mitchell (8) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,331 | 13âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | August 6 | Washington | L80âÂÂ85 | Taurasi (16) | Currie (8) | 2 Tied (5) | Verizon Center<br>7,414 | 13âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 26 | August 10 | Dallas | W 101âÂÂ100 | Currie (29) | Cannon (9) | 2 Tied (7) | College Park Center<br>4,165 | 14âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 27 | August 12 | Seattle | L 89âÂÂ98 | Taurasi (20) | Cannon (9) | Taurasi (4) | Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>11,797 | 14âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 28 | August 18 | Washington | W 89âÂÂ79 | Taurasi (25) | Griner (10) | 3 Tied (4) | Capital One Arena<br>7,208 | 15âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | August 20 | Connecticut | L 66âÂÂ94 | Griner (18) | Griner (6) | Mitchell (3) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,353 | 15âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | August 22 | Minnesota | L 69âÂÂ105 | Currie (14) | Little (5) | Turner (4) | Xcel Energy Center<br>10,723 | 15âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | August 24 | Los Angeles | L 67âÂÂ82 | Griner (18) | Griner (6) | Mitchell (6) | Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>9,890 | 15âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 32 | August 27 | Seattle | W 75âÂÂ71 | Griner (29) | 2 Tied (8) | Currie (7) | Key Arena<br>13,882 | 16âÂÂ16
|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 33 | September 1 | Connecticut | W 86âÂÂ66 | Griner (31) | 2 Tied (8) | Griner (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>9,971 | 17âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 34 | September 3 | Atlanta | W 84âÂÂ70 | Griner (30) | Cannon (10) | 3 Tied (3) | Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>11,222 | 18âÂÂ16
|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 | September 6 | Seattle | W 79âÂÂ69 | Griner (23) | Griner (11) | 3 Tied (3) | Wells Fargo Arena <br> 5,764 | 1âÂÂ0
|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 | September 10 | Connecticut | W 88âÂÂ83 | Griner (26) | Griner (9) | Mitchell (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena <br> 8,420 | 1âÂÂ0
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | September 12 | Los Angeles | L 66âÂÂ79 | Mitchell (19) | Little (11) | Mitchell (4) | Staples Center<br>7,963 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | September 14 | Los Angeles | L 72âÂÂ86 | Taurasi (32) | Mitchell (6) | Taurasi (4) | Walter Pyramid<br>4,023 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | September 17 | Los Angeles | L 87âÂÂ89 | Taurasi (22) | 2 Tied (8) | 2 Tied (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena <br> 12,043 | 0–3