The Phoenix Mercury (17-17) play at home against Ariel Atkins and the Washington Mystics (10-23) at Footprint Center on Thursday, September 5. Game time is 10:00 PM ET.
The Mercury have a -66 scoring differential, falling short by 1.9 points per game. They’re putting up 82.3 points per game to rank seventh in the league and are giving up 84.2 per outing to rank ninth in the WNBA.
The Mystics’ -141 scoring differential (being outscored by 4.3 points per game) is a result of putting up 79.2 points per game (ninth in WNBA) while allowing 83.5 per outing (eighth in league).
In Phoenix’s last game, it defeated Atlanta 74-66. The Mercury were led by Kahleah Copper, who finished with 28 points and four assists, and Brittney Griner, with 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
With Emily Engstler (19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 57.1 FG%, 3-6 from 3PT) contributing the best performance on the team, Washington won 90-86 against Dallas. Atkins also added 14 points and two blocks to the effort.
Copper averages a team-best 22.2 points per game. She is also putting up 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists, shooting 44.5% from the floor and 32.4% from downtown with 1.9 made 3-pointers per contest.
Griner is posting 18.3 points, 2.3 assists and 6.4 rebounds per game.
Diana Taurasi is posting 15.3 points, 3.3 assists and 4.1 rebounds per contest.
Sophie Cunningham averages 8.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. At the other end, she posts 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
Monique Billings paces the Mercury at 6.1 rebounds per game, while also posting 1.6 assists and 7.9 points.
Mystics Players to Watch
Atkins is No. 1 on the Mystics in scoring (15.3 points per game), and produces 3.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists. She also delivers 1.5 steals (seventh in the league) and 0.5 blocked shots.
Stefanie Dolson is averaging 10.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest, making 49.8% of her shots from the field and 49.3% from 3-point range (first in WNBA), with 2.1 treys per contest (10th in league).
Aaliyah Edwards is averaging a team-best 5.6 rebounds per game. And she is contributing 7.8 points and 1.4 assists, making 48.7% of her shots from the field.
Julie Vanloo is No. 1 on the Mystics in assists (4.7 per game), and posts 7.6 points and 1.7 rebounds. She also posts 0.5 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough is averaging 7.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, making 40.2% of her shots from the floor and 33.7% from beyond the arc, with 1.0 treys per game.
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