Top Sky vs. Mercury Players to Watch - 9/15/2024

Sunday’s WNBA schedule includes the Chicago Sky (13-24) playing at home against Kahleah Copper and the Phoenix Mercury (17-20) at Wintrust Arena. Game time is 6:00 PM ET.

The Sky have been outscored by 4.1 points per game (scoring 77.9 points per game to rank 11th in the league while giving up 82 per contest to rank seventh in the WNBA) and have a -151 scoring differential overall.

The Mercury are being outscored by 3.2 points per game, with a -122 scoring differential overall. They put up 81.4 points per game (seventh in WNBA), and give up 84.6 per outing (ninth in league).

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How to Watch Sky vs. Mercury

• Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024
• Time: 6:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: AZFamily and Mercury Live
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• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Venue: Wintrust Arena
• Favorite: Sky -2.5

Sky’s Last Game

Last time out, Chicago fell short in an 83-66 loss against Minnesota. The Sky were led by Chennedy Carter, who wound up with 17 points, six rebounds and five assists, while Kamilla Cardoso added 16 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.

• Chennedy Carter: 17 PTS | 6 REB |5 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
• Kamilla Cardoso: 16 PTS | 10 REB |0 AST | 0 STL | 3 BLK | 0 3PM
• Rachel Banham: 10 PTS | 0 REB |0 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM

Mercury’s Last Game

With Brittney Griner (26 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK, 73.3 FG%) contributing the best performance on the team, Phoenix lost 88-69 against Connecticut. Natasha Cloud also added 17 points and seven assists to the effort.

• Brittney Griner: 26 PTS | 9 REB |5 AST | 0 STL | 3 BLK | 1 3PM
• Natasha Cloud: 17 PTS | 4 REB |7 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 1 3PM
• Diana Taurasi: 7 PTS | 1 REB |4 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 1 3PM

Sky Players to Watch

• Angel Reese is tops on the Sky at 13.1 rebounds per game, while also averaging 1.9 assists and 13.6 points. She is first in the league in rebounding.
• Carter paces the Sky at 17.4 points per game, while also putting up 3.1 assists and 3.5 rebounds.
• Cardoso is averaging 10 points, 1.7 assists and 8.1 rebounds per contest.
• Lindsay Allen leads the Sky at 3.8 assists per contest, while also putting up 1.9 rebounds and 6.4 points.
• Dana Evans posts 6.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest, shooting 37.1% from the field and 36.7% from downtown with 1 made 3-pointers per game.

Mercury Players to Watch

• Copper is averaging a team-leading 21.6 points per game. And she is producing 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists, making 43.8% of her shots from the field and 31.9% from beyond the arc, with 1.9 triples per game.
• Cloud is putting up a team-high 6.7 assists per game. And she is producing 11.5 points and 4.1 rebounds, making 39.6% of her shots from the floor and 31.3% from 3-point range, with 1.2 treys per contest.
• Griner is posting 17.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, making 57.1% of her shots from the floor (first in league).
• Diana Taurasi is averaging 14.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest, making 39.9% of her shots from the floor and 33.5% from 3-point range, with 2.4 triples per contest (ninth in WNBA).
• Sophie Cunningham gives the Mercury 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per contest. She also puts up 1 steal and 0.2 blocked shots.