Of note, the Mercury had to do all that without the services of 10-time All-Star center Brittney Griner. And according to a number of fans, it's the controversial Griner's fault she wasn't available.

The big storyline from that game was the fight that broke out between Mercury center Brittney Griner and Sparks rookie Rickea Jackson. Late in the second quarter, both players started jawing at each other and both got a shove in before they were separated.

Brittney Griner and Rickea Jackson got into a mid-game scuffle Tuesday and had to be separated by their teams. Phoenix's Celeste Taylor was shooting a free throw, and Griner and Jackson st