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Somebody tell Cappie, Mercury lose to Silver Stars
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I thought something like this couldn’t happen at such a high level of athletics. You would think a 
professional athlete would know what the score is, especially in an elimination series. On Thursday, the last 30 seconds of the Phoenix/San Antonio match was indicative of the Mercury’s indifference all game. In the last minute of regulation, everyone on the Mercury squad but Cappie Pondexter new that the Mercury were down by four points – not three. After Penny Taylor hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer, Pondexter gave Taylor a big ol' bear hug thinking that the Mercury tied the game. The smile on Taylor’s face clued Pondexter in on what the actual score was. The Mercury lost by one point, 92-91. Of course, I would have been confused too if there was no instruction to foul, or at least double-team the ball handler, during the closing seconds of game. Why didn’t Phoenix foul during San Antonio’s final possession? Phoenix can rack up points quickly. It would have made sense to draw the game out as long as possible. The Mercury did not match the intensity of the Silver Stars, giving up the first game in the three-game series.
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