PHOENIX (AP) — The desert is a perfect place for this year’s WNBA All-Star Game. It’s where the most dominating basketball in the league has been played this seasonThe Phoenix Mercury enter the All-Star break on a franchise-record 12-game winning streak and have compiled a gaudy 18-3 record.So the best players squaring off in Phoenix makes undeniable sense.“It kind of matches the momentum of the team,” said West coach Cheryl Reeve of the reigning WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx, “the excitement surrounding the team.”Mercury stars Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner are starters for the West in Saturday’s game, with teammate Candice Dupree among the reserves. Taurasi makes her seventh All-Star appearance.