Top Mercury vs. Sun Players to Watch - 9/13/2024
The Phoenix Mercury (17-19) and DeWanna Bonner’s Connecticut Sun (26-10) face off at Footprint Center on Friday, Sept. 13, starting at 10:00 PM ET.
The Mercury have been outscored by 2.9 points per game (scoring 81.7 points per game to rank seventh in the league while giving up 84.6 per outing to rank ninth in the WNBA) and have a -103 scoring differential overall.
The Sun put up 80.1 points per game (eighth in league) while allowing 73.9 per contest (first in WNBA). They have a +223 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 6.2 points per game.
How to Watch Mercury vs. Sun
- Date: Friday, September 13, 2024
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ION
- Live Stream: Get your FREE Fubo trial
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona
- Venue: Footprint Center
Mercury’s Last Game
In Phoenix’s last game, it lost to Seattle 90-66. The Mercury were led by Diana Taurasi, who finished with 18 points and four assists, and Kahleah Copper, with 11 points.
- Diana Taurasi: 18 PTS | 5 REB |4 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
- Kahleah Copper: 11 PTS | 5 REB |2 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM
- Sophie Cunningham: 9 PTS | 2 REB |0 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
Sun’s Last Game
With Marina Mabrey (26 PTS, 69.2 FG%, 6-8 from 3PT) contributing the best performance on the team, Connecticut won 86-66 against Los Angeles. Brionna Jones also added 19 points, eight rebounds and two blocks to the effort.
- Marina Mabrey: 26 PTS | 2 REB |4 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 6 3PM
- Brionna Jones: 19 PTS | 8 REB |1 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 0 3PM
- DiJonai Carrington: 14 PTS | 5 REB |0 AST | 3 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
Mercury Players to Watch
- Copper posts a team-leading 21.6 points per contest. She is also posting 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists, shooting 43.8% from the field and 31.9% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per contest.
- Natasha Cloud is tops on the Mercury at 6.7 assists per contest, while also putting up 4.1 rebounds and 11.4 points. She is third in the league in assists.
- Brittney Griner averages 17.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest, shooting 56.4% from the field (first in league).
- Taurasi posts 15.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. Defensively, she posts 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
- Sophie Cunningham is putting up 8.1 points, 2.1 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game.
Sun Players to Watch
- Alyssa Thomas tops the Sun in rebounding (8.8 per game) and assists (7.8), and produces 10.5 points. She also posts 1.6 steals (ninth in the WNBA) and 0.4 blocked shots.
- Bonner leads the Sun in scoring (15.6 points per game), and averages 6.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists. She also averages 1.2 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.
- The Sun receive 14.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game from Mabrey.
- Jones is putting up 13.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest, making 54.1% of her shots from the floor (fourth in WNBA).
- DiJonai Carrington is posting 12.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, making 41.1% of her shots from the field.