Remarkable Coincidences of the NBA and WNBA Champions
The 2014 WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury and 2014-15 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors have more in common than you might think.
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2014 Phoenix Mercury record through 34 games (regular season): 29-5
2014-15 Golden State Warriors record through 34 games: 29-5
2014 Mercury through 42 games (regular season and playoffs): 36-6
2014-15 Warriors through 42 games: 36-6
2014 Mercury longest win streak: franchise-record 16 games
2014-15 Warriors longest win streak: franchise-record 16 games
2014 Mercury: Home win streak of 19 or more games started after a home loss to San Antonio
2014-15 Warriors: Home win streak of 19 or more games started after a home loss to San Antonio
2014 Mercury: led the league in scoring, field goal percentage, defensive field goal percentage, scoring differential
2014-15 Warriors: led the league in scoring, field goal percentage, defensive field goal percentage, scoring differential
2014 Mercury: best regular season record in franchise history, best record in the league
2014-15 Warriors: best regular season record in franchise history, best record in the league
2014 Mercury: swept first round
2014-15 Warriors: swept first round
2014 Mercury iconic playoff shot: Taurasi from 50 feet
2014-15 Warriors iconic playoff shot: Curry from 70 feet
2014 Mercury: CHAMPS, won it on the road
2014-15 Warriors: CHAMPS, won it on the road
2014 Mercury: won with coach in first year with team
2014-15 Warriors: won with coach in first year with team