Top Storm vs. Sun Players to Watch - 6/23/2024

Sunday’s WNBA schedule includes Alyssa Thomas’ Connecticut Sun (13-1) taking the road to square off against Ezi Magbegor and the Seattle Storm (9-6) at Climate Pledge Arena. The opening tip is at 3:00 PM ET.

The Storm have a +50 scoring differential, topping opponents by 3.4 points per game. They’re putting up 83.1 points per game to rank fifth in the league and are giving up 79.7 per outing to rank fourth in the WNBA.

The Sun outscore opponents by 10.2 points per game (posting 80.9 points per game, sixth in league, and allowing 70.7 per outing, first in WNBA) and have a +143 scoring differential.

How to Watch Storm vs. Sun

• Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024
• Time: 3:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: FOX13+, Prime Video, and NBCS-BOS
• Live Stream: Prime Video
• Location: Seattle, Washington
• Venue: Climate Pledge Arena

Storm’s Last Game

Seattle took a loss by a final score of 94-83 against Las Vegas in their last outing. The squad was led by Nneka Ogwumike’s 21 points and four steals and Magbegor’s 19 points and 13 rebounds.

• Nneka Ogwumike: 21 PTS | 4 REB |2 AST | 4 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
• Ezi Magbegor: 19 PTS | 13 REB |2 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
• Jordan Horston: 18 PTS | 6 REB |3 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 1 3PM

Sun’s Last Game

Connecticut enters this matchup having lost to Las Vegas in its last game 85-74. It was led by DiJonai Carrington (19 PTS, 2 STL, 33.3 FG%, 2-4 from 3PT) and Brionna Jones (18 PTS, 7 REB, 66.7 FG%).

• DiJonai Carrington: 19 PTS | 6 REB |0 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM
• Brionna Jones: 18 PTS | 7 REB |1 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 0 3PM
• Tyasha Harris: 9 PTS | 3 REB |2 AST | 3 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM

Storm Players to Watch

• Magbegor averages a team-high 9.6 rebounds per contest. She is also averaging 13.4 points and 2.4 assists, shooting 47.7% from the floor.
• Jewell Loyd leads the Storm at 18.5 points per game, while also posting 3.7 assists and 5.5 rebounds. She is eighth in the league in scoring.
• Skylar Diggins-Smith leads the Storm at 5.9 assists per contest, while also posting 2.7 rebounds and 14.9 points. She is sixth in the league in assists.
• Ogwumike is averaging 18.1 points, 2.2 assists and 7.5 rebounds per game.
• Jordan Horston posts 7.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest. Defensively, she puts up 1.7 steals (eighth in league) and 0.8 blocked shots.

Sun Players to Watch

• Thomas tops the Sun in rebounding (9.8 per game) and assists (8.1), and averages 12.7 points. She also averages 1.7 steals (eighth in the WNBA) and 0.4 blocked shots.
• DeWanna Bonner is the Sun’s top scorer (17.5 points per game), and she delivers 1.9 assists and 6.1 rebounds.
• Jones gives the Sun 13.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest. She also delivers 1.5 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
• Carrington is averaging 12.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per contest, making 43.0% of her shots from the field.
• Tyasha Harris gets the Sun 11.1 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per contest. She also delivers 0.9 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.