Top Sun vs. Storm Players to Watch - 9/1/2024

The Seattle Storm (19-12) head into a road matchup with DeWanna Bonner and the Connecticut Sun (23-8) at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, with the opening tip at 1:00 PM ET.

The Sun have a +196 scoring differential, topping opponents by 6.3 points per game. They’re putting up 80.4 points per game to rank eighth in the league and are allowing 74.1 per outing to rank first in the WNBA.

The Storm have a +143 scoring differential, topping opponents by 4.6 points per game. They’re putting up 83.5 points per game, third in the league, and are giving up 78.9 per outing to rank fourth in the WNBA.

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How to Watch Sun vs. Storm

• Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024
• Time: 1:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: NBA TV, NBCS-BOS, FOX13+, and Amazon Prime Video
• Live Stream: Prime Video
• Location: Uncasville, Connecticut
• Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena

Sun’s Last Game

Connecticut prevailed by a final score of 96-85 in its last game against Washington. Leading the way on offense for the Sun was Marina Mabrey, who wound up with 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals. DiJonai Carrington posted 17 points and four steals.

• Marina Mabrey: 21 PTS | 6 REB |5 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 5 3PM
• DiJonai Carrington: 17 PTS | 4 REB |1 AST | 4 STL | 1 BLK | 3 3PM
• DeWanna Bonner: 16 PTS | 2 REB |2 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM

Storm’s Last Game

Led by Skylar Diggins-Smith (26 PTS, 7 AST, 61.1 FG%) and Jewell Loyd (20 PTS, 29.4 FG%, 2-9 from 3PT), Seattle ended its last matchup losing 98-85 against New York.

• Skylar Diggins-Smith: 26 PTS | 2 REB |7 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 0 3PM
• Jewell Loyd: 20 PTS | 1 REB |2 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 2 3PM
• Nneka Ogwumike: 15 PTS | 8 REB |3 AST | 3 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM

Sun Players to Watch

• Alyssa Thomas paces her team in both rebounds (8.7) and assists (7.6) per game, and also posts 11.0 points. At the other end, she delivers 1.5 steals (sixth in the league) and 0.5 blocked shots.
• Bonner leads her team in points per contest (16.2), and also averages 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists. Defensively, she delivers 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
• Mabrey averages 14.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per contest, shooting 40.0% from the field and 37.7% from downtown (10th in league) with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game (eighth in WNBA).
• Brionna Jones averages 12.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest, shooting 51.1% from the floor (ninth in league).
• Carrington is putting up 12.9 points, 1.6 assists and 4.8 rebounds per contest.

Storm Players to Watch

• Loyd is posting a team-leading 20.4 points per game. And she is delivering 4.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists, making 36.0% of her shots from the floor and 27.2% from beyond the arc, with 1.6 triples per contest.
• Nneka Ogwumike gets the Storm 17.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. She also posts 2.0 steals (second in WNBA) and 0.6 blocked shots.
• Ezi Magbegor is putting up a team-high 8.4 rebounds per contest. And she is producing 12.1 points and 2.1 assists, making 51.2% of her shots from the floor (eighth in WNBA).
• Diggins-Smith is posting a team-high 6.5 assists per game. And she is contributing 14.2 points and 2.8 rebounds, making 40.6% of her shots from the field.
• The Storm get 7.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game from Jordan Horston.