Top Mercury vs. Storm Players to Watch - 6/16/2024

Kahleah Copper’s Phoenix Mercury (6-7) have a home matchup with the Seattle Storm (9-4) at Footprint Center on Sunday, June 16. The game tips off at 3:00 PM ET.

The Mercury are being outscored by 4.0 points per game with a -53 scoring differential overall. They put up 81.8 points per game (sixth in the WNBA) and give up 85.8 per contest (10th in the league).

The Storm put up 83.5 points per game (fourth in league) while allowing 78.1 per outing (fourth in WNBA). They have a +70 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 5.4 points per game.

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How to Watch Mercury vs. Storm

• Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024
• Time: 3:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: ABC
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• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Venue: Footprint Center

Mercury’s Last Game

Phoenix suffered defeat by a final score of 103-99 in its last game against Las Vegas. Leading the way on offense for the Mercury was Brittney Griner, who ended the game with 22 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Diana Taurasi posted 22 points and four assists.

• Brittney Griner: 25 PTS | 9 REB |2 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 0 3PM
• Diana Taurasi: 22 PTS | 1 REB |4 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
• Kahleah Copper: 18 PTS | 4 REB |5 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM

Storm’s Last Game

With a final score of 92-84, Seattle defeated Dallas the last time out. Skylar Diggins-Smith led the team (21 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL, 53.3 FG%, 2-4 from 3PT).

• Skylar Diggins-Smith: 21 PTS | 3 REB |6 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM
• Jewell Loyd: 19 PTS | 0 REB |6 AST | 4 STL | 2 BLK | 1 3PM
• Nneka Ogwumike: 17 PTS | 6 REB |2 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM

Mercury Players to Watch

• Copper leads the Mercury at 23.5 points per game, while also putting up 2.2 assists and 4.5 rebounds. She is third in the league in scoring.
• Natasha Cloud posts a team-best 7.5 assists per contest. She is also putting up 11.1 points and 4.6 rebounds, shooting 38.8% from the field.
• Taurasi posts 17.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, shooting 38.6% from the field and 34.6% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per contest (fourth in league).
• Natasha Mack paces her squad in rebounds per contest (6.3), and also averages 3.9 points and 1.8 assists. At the other end, she posts 0.8 steals and 2.0 blocked shots (fourth in the league).
• Sophie Cunningham puts up 8.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, shooting 45.6% from the field and 38.2% from downtown with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game.

Storm Players to Watch

• Ezi Magbegor is putting up a team-high 9.5 rebounds per game. And she is producing 12.9 points and 2.3 assists, making 45.8% of her shots from the field.
• Jewell Loyd leads the Storm in scoring (20.2 points per game), and averages 6.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists. She also posts 1.5 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
• Diggins-Smith is putting up a team-best 5.8 assists per contest. And she is contributing 15.4 points and 2.5 rebounds, making 40.2% of her shots from the field and 30.4% from beyond the arc, with 1.1 treys per contest.
• Nneka Ogwumike is averaging 18.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest, making 59.2% of her shots from the field (first in WNBA).
• The Storm get 5.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game from Jordan Horston.