Top Mercury vs. Sun Players to Watch - 7/1/2024

DeWanna Bonner leads the Connecticut Sun (14-4) into a road game against the Phoenix Mercury (9-9) at Footprint Center on Monday, with the opening tip at 10:00 PM ET.

The Mercury are being outscored by 2.4 points per game with a -43 scoring differential overall. They put up 82.4 points per game (fifth in the WNBA) and give up 84.8 per contest (ninth in the league).

The Sun put up 79.8 points per game (eighth in league) while allowing 73.1 per outing (first in WNBA). They have a +120 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 6.7 points per game.

How to Watch Mercury vs. Sun

• Date: Monday, July 1, 2024
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: AZFamily, Mercury Live, and NBCS-BOS
• Live Stream: Get your FREE Fubo trial
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Venue: Footprint Center

Mercury’s Last Game

Phoenix, led by Brittney Griner with 19 points, six rebounds and three steals, fell short in an 88-82 defeat versus Indiana in their last outing. Diana Taurasi added 19 points and three steals.

• Brittney Griner: 24 PTS | 6 REB |2 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 0 3PM
• Diana Taurasi: 19 PTS | 3 REB |3 AST | 3 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM
• Natasha Cloud: 15 PTS | 5 REB |7 AST | 4 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM

Sun’s Last Game

Led by Bonner with 17 points last time out, Connecticut lost 78-74 versus Atlanta.

• DeWanna Bonner: 17 PTS | 3 REB |3 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
• DiJonai Carrington: 15 PTS | 4 REB |1 AST | 3 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
• Alyssa Thomas: 14 PTS | 7 REB |8 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM

Mercury Players to Watch

• Kahleah Copper averages a team-best 21.8 points per contest. She is also averaging 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists, shooting 42.6% from the floor and 34.4% from downtown with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game (seventh in league).
• Natasha Cloud leads her team in assists per contest (7.1), and also puts up 11.2 points and 4.3 rebounds. At the other end, she averages 1.7 steals (seventh in league) and 0.6 blocked shots.
• Taurasi posts 16.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Defensively, she delivers 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
• Sophie Cunningham averages 7.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, shooting 44.6% from the field and 38.9% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game.
• Natasha Mack puts up a team-best 5.3 rebounds per game. She is also averaging 3.3 points and 1.3 assists, shooting 50.9% from the floor.

Sun Players to Watch

• Alyssa Thomas tops the Sun in rebounding (9.4 per game) and assists (7.6), and averages 12.2 points. She also posts 1.6 steals (10th in the WNBA) and 0.5 blocked shots.
• Bonner is the Sun’s top scorer (16.7 points per game), and she contributes 1.9 assists and 6.2 rebounds.
• Brionna Jones gets the Sun 12.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest. She also averages 1.4 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
• DiJonai Carrington is averaging 13.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, making 41.1% of her shots from the field.
• The Sun get 11.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game from Tyasha Harris.