Top Mercury vs. Storm Players to Watch - 9/19/2024

The Seattle Storm (24-15) head into a road game against Kahleah Copper and the Phoenix Mercury (19-20) at Footprint Center on Thursday, starting at 10:00 PM ET.

The Mercury have a -113 scoring differential, falling short by 2.9 points per game. They’re putting up 81.7 points per game to rank seventh in the league and are allowing 84.6 per contest to rank ninth in the WNBA.

The Storm outscore opponents by 4.1 points per game (posting 83.1 points per game, fifth in league, and allowing 79.0 per outing, fourth in WNBA) and have a +160 scoring differential.

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How to Watch Mercury vs. Storm

• Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: AZFamily, Mercury Live, FOX13+, and Amazon Prime Video
• Live Stream: Prime Video
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Venue: Footprint Center

Mercury’s Last Game

Phoenix defeated Los Angeles 85-81 in its last game. Sophie Cunningham led the way with 14 points, followed by Brittney Griner with 14 points and two blocks.

• Sophie Cunningham: 14 PTS | 3 REB |2 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 3 3PM
• Brittney Griner: 14 PTS | 3 REB |1 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 0 3PM
• Natasha Cloud: 13 PTS | 2 REB |12 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM

Storm’s Last Game

Seattle enters this matchup having lost to Las Vegas in its last game 85-72. It was led by Nneka Ogwumike (19 PTS, 60.0 FG%) and Skylar Diggins-Smith (17 PTS, 9 AST, 3 STL, 50.0 FG%).

• Nneka Ogwumike: 19 PTS | 6 REB |0 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 0 3PM
• Skylar Diggins-Smith: 17 PTS | 0 REB |9 AST | 3 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
• Gabby Williams: 14 PTS | 5 REB |5 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM

Mercury Players to Watch

• Copper is tops on her team in points per game (21.6), and also averages 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists. Defensively, she puts up 0.8 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
• Natasha Cloud posts a team-best 7.0 assists per game. She is also averaging 11.7 points and 4.1 rebounds, shooting 39.9% from the floor and 31.2% from downtown with 1.2 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Griner posts 18.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest. At the other end, she delivers 0.5 steals and 1.6 blocked shots (third in WNBA).
• Diana Taurasi puts up 15.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per contest, shooting 40.1% from the floor and 32.9% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per contest (ninth in league).
• Cunningham is averaging 8.3 points, 2.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game.

Storm Players to Watch

• Diggins-Smith is No. 1 on the Storm in assists (6.4 per game), and produces 15.2 points and 2.6 rebounds. She also delivers 1.7 steals (sixth in league) and 0.9 blocked shots.
• Ogwumike is putting up 16.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, making 50.9% of her shots from the floor (ninth in WNBA).
• Jewell Loyd paces the Storm in scoring (19.7 points per game), and posts 4.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists. She also delivers 1.4 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
• Ezi Magbegor is the Storm’s top rebounder (8.0 per game), and she contributes 11.7 points and 2.0 assists.
• Jordan Horston gives the Storm 6.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest. She also delivers 1.3 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.