Top Mercury vs. Lynx Players to Watch - 8/28/2024

Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx (22-8) meet the Phoenix Mercury (16-15) at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday, August 28 at 10:00 PM ET.

The Mercury have been outscored by 1.4 points per game (scoring 82.9 points per game to rank fourth in the league while giving up 84.3 per contest to rank ninth in the WNBA) and have a -43 scoring differential overall.

The Lynx’s +214 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 7.1 points per game) is a result of putting up 82.7 points per game (fifth in WNBA) while allowing 75.6 per outing (second in league).

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How to Watch Mercury vs. Lynx

• Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: AZFamily, Mercury Live, and BSNX
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• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Venue: Footprint Center

Mercury’s Last Game

Phoenix took a loss by a final score of 84-70 against New York last time out. The team was led by Brittney Griner’s 22 points, six rebounds and two blocks and Natasha Cloud’s 18 points, six rebounds and seven assists.

• Brittney Griner: 22 PTS | 6 REB |0 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 0 3PM
• Natasha Cloud: 18 PTS | 6 REB |7 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 4 3PM
• Kahleah Copper: 14 PTS | 5 REB |0 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM

Lynx’s Last Game

With Collier leading the team with 31 points, Minnesota ended up winning against Indiana 90-80 in its last game.

• Napheesa Collier: 31 PTS | 5 REB |1 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 1 3PM
• Kayla McBride: 19 PTS | 3 REB |4 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 4 3PM
• Bridget Carleton: 16 PTS | 4 REB |4 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 4 3PM

Mercury Players to Watch

• Kahleah Copper puts up a team-high 22.6 points per contest. She is also posting 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists, shooting 44.5% from the field and 32.3% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Cloud leads her squad in assists per game (6.8), and also posts 11.8 points and 4.4 rebounds. Defensively, she puts up 1.6 steals (sixth in WNBA) and 0.7 blocked shots.
• Diana Taurasi is averaging 15.6 points, 3.0 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game.
• Griner averages 18.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest. Defensively, she puts up 0.6 steals and 1.7 blocked shots.
• Sophie Cunningham averages 7.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest. Defensively, she averages 1.0 steal and 0.3 blocked shots.

Lynx Players to Watch

• Collier tops the Lynx in scoring (21.1 points per game) and rebounding (10.0), and averages 3.6 assists. She also delivers 2.1 steals (second in the WNBA) and 1.2 blocked shots (seventh in the league).
• Alanna Smith gives the Lynx 11.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest. She also posts 1.4 steals and 1.7 blocked shots (third in league).
• Kayla McBride gets the Lynx 15.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per contest. She also delivers 1.5 steals (ninth in WNBA) and 0.1 blocked shots.
• Courtney Williams is the Lynx’s top assist person (5.5 per game), and she produces 10.6 points and 4.8 rebounds. Her assist average ranks her sixth in the WNBA.
• The Lynx get 9.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game from Bridget Carleton.