The Phoenix Mercury defeated the Detroit Shock 108-92 in a bets of 5 series, taking the gold 3-2 games. The Phoenix Mercury shut down the Detroit Shock's chances at being one of the 3 teams in history to repeat their Championship.
Cappie Pondexter took home the Finals MVP award. After a dominant performance in Game 4 in which she scored 26 points, including the game winner with 26 seconds left, to lead Phoenix to a home win. Pondexter was perhaps more clutch in Game 5-posting 26 points and handing out 10 assists for a double-double. “This (MVP Award) has never been more deserved,” said teammate Diana Taurasi after the game. “Cappie is one of the best players in the world and she showed that today”.
The win was great win for the Phoenix Suns. Superstar Diana Taurasi had 17 points and 6 assists hitting 3 from behind the ark. Penny Taylor had a team-high 30 points with 2 assists hitting 18 of 18 from the charity stripe. MVP Cappie Pondexter had 26 points with 10 assists. For the Detroit Shock, Deanne Nolan scored a team high 30 points with 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
In Diana Taurasi's blog, she said that they've worked hard throughout the season. Next year going back-to-back championships would be nice with all the hard work put into our team. The game five was just like a starting point. “Win or go home”.
