Top Mercury vs. Dream Players to Watch - 9/3/2024

Tuesday’s WNBA schedule includes Kahleah Copper’s Phoenix Mercury (16-17) playing at home against the Atlanta Dream (11-21) at Footprint Center. The game tips off at 10:00 PM ET.

The Mercury’s -74 scoring differential (being outscored by 2.3 points per game) is a result of scoring 82.5 points per game (seventh in the WNBA) while giving up 84.8 per contest (ninth in the league).

The Dream are being outscored by 3.8 points per game, with a -124 scoring differential overall. They put up 76.1 points per game (12th in WNBA), and give up 79.9 per contest (fifth in league).

How to Watch Mercury vs. Dream

• Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: AZFamily, Mercury Live, and Peachtree TV
• Live Stream: Get your FREE Fubo trial
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Venue: Footprint Center

Mercury’s Last Game

Phoenix suffered defeat by a final score of 97-79 in its last game against Las Vegas. Leading the way on offense for the Mercury was Brittney Griner, who wound up with 16 points and two steals. Sophie Cunningham posted 16 points and two steals.

• Brittney Griner: 24 PTS | 5 REB |2 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 1 3PM
• Sophie Cunningham: 16 PTS | 2 REB |2 AST | 2 STL | 1 BLK | 4 3PM
• Kahleah Copper: 15 PTS | 6 REB |1 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM

Dream’s Last Game

With Tina Charles leading the team with 23 points and 10 rebounds, Atlanta ended up winning against Los Angeles 80-62 in its last game.

• Tina Charles: 23 PTS | 10 REB |2 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
• Rhyne Howard: 19 PTS | 7 REB |2 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 5 3PM
• Allisha Gray: 12 PTS | 4 REB |3 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM

Mercury Players to Watch

• Copper puts up a team-leading 22.1 points per game. She is also putting up 4.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists, shooting 44.3% from the field and 32.0% from downtown with 1.9 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Natasha Cloud paces the Mercury at 6.8 assists per contest, while also averaging 4.3 rebounds and 11.6 points. She is third in the league in assists.
• Griner is posting 18.3 points, 2.2 assists and 6.3 rebounds per contest.
• Diana Taurasi is posting 15.3 points, 3.2 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game.
• Cunningham puts up 8.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest. Defensively, she puts up 1.0 steal and 0.3 blocked shots.

Dream Players to Watch

• Charles paces the Dream in rebounding (9.2 per game), and produces 14.8 points and 2.3 assists. She also averages 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
• Allisha Gray is the Dream’s top scorer (15.9 points per game) and assist person (2.6), and averages 4.2 rebounds.
• Rhyne Howard is putting up 16.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, making 36.2% of her shots from the field and 33.1% from 3-point range, with 2.5 triples per game.
• Cheyenne Parker gives the Dream 9.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. She also posts 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
• Naz Hillmon gives the Dream 4.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest. She also posts 0.6 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.