The Phoenix Mercury (3-2) head into a road matchup with Alyssa Thomas and the Connecticut Sun (5-0) at Mohegan Sun Arena on Tuesday, with the opening tip at 7:00 PM ET.
The Sun’s +37 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 7.4 points per game) is a result of scoring 86.6 points per game (fifth in the WNBA) while allowing 79.2 per outing (third in the league).
The Mercury have a -8 scoring differential, falling short by 1.6 points per game. They’re putting up 88.2 points per game, second in the league, and are allowing 89.8 per outing to rank 11th in the WNBA.
In its last game, Connecticut picked up an 86-82 victory against Chicago. The Sun were led by DeWanna Bonner, who wound up with 19 points and eight rebounds, while Brionna Jones added 16 points, six rebounds and two steals.
Thomas leads her team in both rebounds (9.6) and assists (7.8) per game, and also averages 15.4 points. Defensively, she puts up 1.8 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
Bonner is tops on her squad in points per game (20.6), and also averages 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists. Defensively, she posts 2.2 steals (10th in the league) and 0.2 blocked shots.
Jones is posting 11.6 points, 1.2 assists and 5.2 rebounds per contest.
DiJonai Carrington posts 15.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest, shooting 39.4% from the field.
Tyasha Harris is putting up 11.8 points, 2.8 assists and 1.4 rebounds per contest.
Mercury Players to Watch
Copper is averaging a team-high 29.2 points per game. And she is contributing 4.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists, making 50.5% of her shots from the floor (ninth in league) and 48.6% from beyond the arc (sixth in league), with 3.6 triples per game (fourth in WNBA).
Natasha Cloud is the Mercury’s top assist person (8.8 per game), and she averages 11.0 points and 5.2 rebounds. Her assist average ranks her first in the WNBA.
Diana Taurasi is posting 19.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest, making 42.7% of her shots from the field and 40.4% from beyond the arc, with 3.8 treys per game (third in WNBA).
Natasha Mack paces the Mercury in rebounding (7.2 per game), and averages 4.2 points and 3.6 assists. She also puts up 0.8 steals and 2.4 blocked shots (fourth in the league).
The Mercury receive 9.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game from Sophie Cunningham.
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