Top Mercury vs. Mystics Players to Watch - 5/23/2024

Brittney Sykes and the Washington Mystics (0-4) will visit Kahleah Copper and the Phoenix Mercury (2-1) at Footprint Center on Thursday, May 23. The game tips at 10:00 PM ET.

The Mercury put up 76.6 points per game (12th in league) while giving up 84.9 per outing last season (ninth in WNBA). They had a -332 scoring differential and were outscored by 8.3 points per game.

The Mystics scored 80.5 points per game last season (eighth in the WNBA) and allowed 80.9 (fifth in the league) for a -14 scoring differential overall.

How to Watch Mercury vs. Mystics

• Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: Prime Video, AZFamily, Mercury Live, and MNMT
• Live Stream: Prime Video
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Venue: Footprint Center

Mercury’s Last Game

Phoenix earned a 98-88 win against Las Vegas last time out. The squad was led by Copper’s 37 points and three steals and Sug Sutton’s 12 points.

• Kahleah Copper: 37 PTS | 4 REB |3 AST | 3 STL | 1 BLK | 5 3PM
• Sug Sutton: 12 PTS | 1 REB |0 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 3 3PM
• Natasha Cloud: 11 PTS | 7 REB |10 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 1 3PM

Mystics’ Last Game

Washington is coming into this game having lost to Los Angeles 70-68 in its last game. Julie Vanloo led the team with 12 points and nine assists.

• Julie Vanloo: 12 PTS | 3 REB |9 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 4 3PM
• Shakira Austin: 12 PTS | 8 REB |1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
• Aaliyah Edwards: 10 PTS | 3 REB |1 AST | 3 STL | 2 BLK | 0 3PM

Mercury Players to Watch (2023 Stats)

• Copper scored 18.7 points and grabbed 4.4 boards per game last season.
• Natasha Cloud distributed 6.2 assists per game while scoring 12.7 PPG.
• Copper made 1.8 threes per game a season ago.
• Cloud and Rebecca Allen were defensive standouts last season, with Cloud averaging 1.1 steals per game and Allen collecting 1.3 blocks per contest.

Mystics Players to Watch (2023 Stats)

• Sykes averaged 15.9 points, 5.0 boards and 3.8 assists per game last season.
• Sykes hit an average of 1.4 shots per game from beyond the arc a season ago.
• Sykes averaged 2.1 takeaways per game, while Shakira Austin compiled 0.9 rejections per contest.