Top Sparks vs. Mercury Players to Watch - 9/17/2024

The Los Angeles Sparks (7-31) play at home against Kahleah Copper and the Phoenix Mercury (18-20) at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The game starts at 10:30 PM ET.

The Sparks’ -302 scoring differential (being outscored by 8.0 points per game) is a result of scoring 78.6 points per game (10th in the WNBA) while allowing 86.6 per contest (10th in the league).

The Mercury have been outscored by 3.0 points per game (posting 81.7 points per game, seventh in league, while allowing 84.7 per contest, ninth in WNBA) and have a -117 scoring differential.

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How to Watch Sparks vs. Mercury

• Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
• Time: 10:30 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: CBS Sports Network, AZFamily, Mercury Live, and SportsNet LA
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• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Venue: Crypto.com Arena

Sparks’ Last Game

Los Angeles, led by Dearica Hamby with 22 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two steals, fell short in a 90-87 loss to Seattle in their last outing. Rickea Jackson added 22 points and two steals.

• Dearica Hamby: 25 PTS | 11 REB |4 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 1 3PM
• Rickea Jackson: 22 PTS | 3 REB |2 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM
• Odyssey Sims: 20 PTS | 1 REB |5 AST | 4 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM

Mercury’s Last Game

With Brittney Griner (26 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 60.0 FG%) contributing the best performance on the team, Phoenix won 93-88 against Chicago. Diana Taurasi also added 25 points and six assists to the effort.

• Brittney Griner: 26 PTS | 10 REB |5 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 0 3PM
• Diana Taurasi: 25 PTS | 3 REB |6 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
• Natasha Cloud: 18 PTS | 4 REB |11 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM

Sparks Players to Watch

• Hamby is tops on her team in points (17.1), rebounds (9.3) and assists (3.5) per game, shooting 50.9% from the floor. Defensively, she posts 1.7 steals (sixth in WNBA) and 0.2 blocked shots.
• Jackson averages 13.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, shooting 46.4% from the floor and 35.7% from downtown with 1.1 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Odyssey Sims is putting up 13.5 points, 5.4 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game.
• Aari McDonald posts 8.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest, shooting 40.3% from the field and 31.9% from beyond the arc with 1.1 made 3-pointers per game.
• Azura Stevens is averaging 10.3 points, 2.1 assists and 7.3 rebounds per contest.

Mercury Players to Watch

• Copper is the Mercury’s top scorer (21.6 points per game), and she delivers 2.2 assists and 4.6 rebounds. Her scoring average ranks her third in the league.
• Natasha Cloud tops the Mercury in assists (6.9 per game), and puts up 11.7 points and 4.1 rebounds. She also averages 1.4 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
• Griner gets the Mercury 18.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. She also delivers 0.5 steals and 1.5 blocked shots (third in WNBA).
• Taurasi gives the Mercury 15.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. She also posts 0.6 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
• Sophie Cunningham is posting 8.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, making 42.8% of her shots from the field and 37.7% from beyond the arc, with 1.7 triples per contest.