Top Mercury vs. Aces Players to Watch - 6/13/2024

Kahleah Copper will lead the Phoenix Mercury (6-6) into a home game against the Las Vegas Aces (5-5) at Footprint Center on Thursday, beginning at 10:00 PM ET.

The Mercury have been outscored by 4.1 points per game (scoring 80.3 points per game to rank seventh in the league while allowing 84.4 per contest to rank 10th in the WNBA) and have a -49 scoring differential overall.

The Aces are outscoring opponents by 1.8 points per game, with a +18 scoring differential overall. They put up 85.7 points per game (third in WNBA) and allow 83.9 per outing (eighth in league).

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How to Watch Mercury vs. Aces

• Date: Thursday, June 13, 2024
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: Prime Video, AZFamily, Mercury Live, and Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network
• Live Stream: Prime Video
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Venue: Footprint Center

Mercury’s Last Game

Phoenix prevailed by a final score of 97-90 in its last game against Dallas. Leading the way on offense for the Mercury was Copper, who wound up with 24 points. Brittney Griner posted 24 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two blocks.

• Kahleah Copper: 29 PTS | 3 REB |1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 4 3PM
• Brittney Griner: 24 PTS | 9 REB |5 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 0 3PM
• Diana Taurasi: 20 PTS | 7 REB |7 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 2 3PM

Aces’ Last Game

Las Vegas lost to Minnesota 100-86 in its last game. A’ja Wilson (28 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 50.0 FG%) ended the game as Las Vegas’s top scorer.

• A’ja Wilson: 28 PTS | 8 REB |3 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
• Kelsey Plum: 13 PTS | 2 REB |4 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
• Megan Gustafson: 11 PTS | 3 REB |1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM

Mercury Players to Watch

• Copper posts a team-high 24.0 points per contest. She is also putting up 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists, shooting 44.0% from the field and 39.3% from downtown (eighth in league) with 2.9 made 3-pointers per contest (third in WNBA).
• Natasha Cloud paces her team in assists per contest (7.6), and also puts up 11.3 points and 4.8 rebounds. Defensively, she puts up 1.8 steals (seventh in league) and 0.7 blocked shots.
• Diana Taurasi is putting up 16.6 points, 1.6 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game.
• Natasha Mack puts up a team-high 6.8 rebounds per contest. She is also averaging 4.1 points and 1.8 assists, shooting 53.5% from the floor.
• Sophie Cunningham posts 8.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest. Defensively, she puts up 1.3 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.

Aces Players to Watch

• Wilson is putting up team highs in points (28.3 per game) and rebounds (11.4). And she is producing 2.6 assists, making 50.7% of her shots from the floor (10th in WNBA).
• Jackie Young is averaging a team-high 6.7 assists per game. And she is contributing 16.9 points and 5.0 rebounds, making 39.7% of her shots from the floor and 29.6% from 3-point range, with 1.8 treys per contest.
• Kelsey Plum is putting up 18.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 4.8 assists per contest, making 35.8% of her shots from the field and 34.0% from beyond the arc, with 3.3 triples per contest (second in league).
• Alysha Clark is posting 7.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest, making 49.1% of her shots from the floor and 42.1% from 3-point range (sixth in league), with 1.6 treys per game.
• Kiah Stokes gets the Aces 2.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists per contest. She also puts up 0.3 steals and 1.2 blocked shots (10th in WNBA).