Top Mercury vs. Wings Players to Watch - 7/10/2024

Natasha Cloud’s Phoenix Mercury (11-10) and the Dallas Wings (5-17) take the court at Footprint Center on Wednesday, July 10, starting at 3:30 PM ET.

The Mercury have a -40 scoring differential, falling short by 1.9 points per game. They’re putting up 83.0 points per game to rank fourth in the league and are giving up 84.9 per outing to rank ninth in the WNBA.

The Wings are being outscored by 8.2 points per game, with a -181 scoring differential overall. They put up 81.0 points per game (sixth in WNBA), and give up 89.2 per contest (12th in league).

How to Watch Mercury vs. Wings

• Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024
• Time: 3:30 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: AZFamily, Mercury Live, and BSSW
• Live Stream: Get your FREE Fubo trial
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Venue: Footprint Center

Mercury’s Last Game

Phoenix picked up an 84-78 win against Los Angeles in their last game. The team was led by Cloud’s 31 points, nine rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks and Kahleah Copper’s 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

• Natasha Cloud: 31 PTS | 9 REB |5 AST | 2 STL | 2 BLK | 4 3PM
• Kahleah Copper: 25 PTS | 10 REB |5 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
• Brittney Griner: 9 PTS | 7 REB |3 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 0 3PM

Wings’ Last Game

With Odyssey Sims leading the team with 25 points and five assists, Dallas ended up losing to Las Vegas 104-85 in its last game.

• Odyssey Sims: 25 PTS | 4 REB |5 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
• Natasha Howard: 14 PTS | 8 REB |4 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
• Arike Ogunbowale: 13 PTS | 6 REB |4 AST | 3 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM

Mercury Players to Watch

• Copper leads her squad in points per contest (22.5), and also puts up 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists. Defensively, she puts up 1.0 steal and 0.1 blocked shots.
• Cloud posts a team-leading 7.3 assists per game. She is also posting 12.4 points and 4.4 rebounds, shooting 42.0% from the field and 28.6% from beyond the arc with 1.0 made 3-pointers per game.
• Diana Taurasi puts up 16.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, shooting 39.7% from the floor and 35.4% from downtown with 2.7 made 3-pointers per contest (fifth in league).
• Sophie Cunningham posts 7.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest, shooting 43.6% from the field and 37.3% from beyond the arc with 1.5 made 3-pointers per game.
• Natasha Mack puts up a team-high 5.0 rebounds per game. She is also posting 3.3 points and 1.1 assists, shooting 53.2% from the field.

Wings Players to Watch

• Arike Ogunbowale is averaging team highs in points (23.1 per game) and assists (4.8). And she is producing 4.9 rebounds, making 36.6% of her shots from the floor and 34.8% from beyond the arc, with 3.1 triples per contest (second in WNBA).
• Teaira McCowan is putting up a team-best 7.3 rebounds per contest. And she is delivering 11.4 points and 1.7 assists, making 54.9% of her shots from the floor (third in WNBA).
• Monique Billings is averaging 9.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, making 46.7% of her shots from the field.
• Sevgi Uzun is averaging 6.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, making 35.9% of her shots from the floor.
• Natasha Howard is averaging 16.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per contest, making 47.3% of her shots from the floor.