Top Mercury vs. Fever Players to Watch - 6/30/2024

Sunday’s WNBA schedule includes Aliyah Boston’s Indiana Fever (7-12) hitting the road to meet the Phoenix Mercury (9-8) at Footprint Center. The game tips off at 3:00 PM ET.

The Mercury have been outscored by 2.2 points per game (scoring 82.4 points per game to rank fifth in the league while allowing 84.6 per contest to rank ninth in the WNBA) and have a -37 scoring differential overall.

The Fever have a -138 scoring differential, falling short by 7.2 points per game. They’re putting up 80.7 points per game, sixth in the league, and are allowing 87.9 per contest to rank 12th in the WNBA.

How to Watch Mercury vs. Fever

• Date: Sunday, June 30, 2024
• Time: 3:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: ESPN
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• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Venue: Footprint Center

Mercury’s Last Game

In its last outing, Phoenix earned a 92-78 win against Los Angeles. The Mercury were led by Kahleah Copper’s 24 points and Diana Taurasi’s 20 points and six assists.

• Kahleah Copper: 24 PTS | 5 REB |0 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
• Diana Taurasi: 20 PTS | 4 REB |6 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 5 3PM
• Brittney Griner: 18 PTS | 11 REB |3 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 0 3PM

Fever’s Last Game

With a final score of 89-77, Indiana lost to Seattle the last time out. Caitlin Clark led the team (15 PTS, 7 AST, 44.4 FG%, 3-7 from 3PT).

• Caitlin Clark: 15 PTS | 6 REB |7 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 3 3PM
• Erica Wheeler: 15 PTS | 1 REB |3 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
• Kelsey Mitchell: 14 PTS | 3 REB |0 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM

Mercury Players to Watch

• Copper averages a team-leading 22.7 points per game. She is also putting up 4.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists, shooting 43.7% from the field and 35.3% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per contest (seventh in league).
• Natasha Cloud paces the Mercury at 7.1 assists per contest, while also posting 4.3 rebounds and 10.9 points. She is second in the WNBA in assists.
• Taurasi averages 16.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. At the other end, she delivers 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
• Sophie Cunningham is averaging 7.9 points, 1.8 assists and 4.1 rebounds per contest.
• Natasha Mack posts a team-high 5.6 rebounds per game. She is also averaging 3.5 points and 1.4 assists, shooting 50.9% from the floor.

Fever Players to Watch

• Clark paces the Fever in assists (6.6 per game), and produces 16.2 points and 5.5 rebounds. She also puts up 1.4 steals and 0.9 blocked shots.
• Boston is the Fever’s top rebounder (8.3 per game), and she posts 12.9 points and 2.7 assists.
• NaLyssa Smith gets the Fever 11.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. She also delivers 0.7 steals and 1.1 blocked shots.
• Kelsey Mitchell is averaging a team-leading 16.3 points per contest. And she is producing 1.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists, making 43.1% of her shots from the field and 39.1% from beyond the arc (10th in WNBA), with 2.3 treys per contest (eighth in WNBA).
• The Fever get 5.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game from Kristy Wallace.