Top Sparks vs. Mercury Players to Watch - 7/7/2024

Kahleah Copper’s Phoenix Mercury (10-10) take to the road to square off against the Los Angeles Sparks (5-15) at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, July 7. The tip is at 7:00 PM ET.

The Sparks’ -133 scoring differential (being outscored by 6.7 points per game) is a result of scoring 79.0 points per game (11th in the WNBA) while giving up 85.7 per outing (10th in the league).

The Mercury have a -46 scoring differential, falling short by 2.3 points per game. They’re putting up 83.0 points per game, fourth in the league, and are giving up 85.3 per contest to rank ninth in the WNBA.

How to Watch Sparks vs. Mercury

• Date: Sunday, July 7, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: AZFamily, Mercury Live, and SportsNet LA
• Live Stream: Get your FREE Fubo trial
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Venue: Crypto.com Arena

Sparks’ Last Game

Los Angeles beat Las Vegas 98-93 in its last game. Dearica Hamby led the way with 28 points, 14 rebounds and four assists, followed by Aari McDonald with 23 points and two steals.

• Dearica Hamby: 28 PTS | 14 REB |4 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
• Aari McDonald: 23 PTS | 5 REB |3 AST | 2 STL | 1 BLK | 4 3PM
• Rickea Jackson: 14 PTS | 6 REB |3 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM

Mercury’s Last Game

With Copper leading the team with 34 points, Phoenix ended up winning against Dallas 104-96 in its last game.

• Kahleah Copper: 34 PTS | 1 REB |1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
• Brittney Griner: 24 PTS | 8 REB |1 AST | 3 STL | 2 BLK | 0 3PM
• Diana Taurasi: 16 PTS | 5 REB |4 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM

Sparks Players to Watch

• Hamby is tops on the Sparks with 18.8 points per game (eighth in league) and 10.5 rebounds (third in league), while also averaging 3.7 assists.
• McDonald paces her team in assists per contest (3.9), and also posts 9.8 points and 2.2 rebounds. At the other end, she posts 1.0 steal and 0.2 blocked shots.
• Rickea Jackson averages 10.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest. Defensively, she delivers 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
• Cameron Brink is putting up 7.5 points, 1.7 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game.
• Kia Nurse posts 8.6 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest, shooting 36.4% from the floor and 31.6% from beyond the arc with 1.5 made 3-pointers per game.

Mercury Players to Watch

• Copper is the Mercury’s top scorer (22.4 points per game), and she averages 2.2 assists and 4.3 rebounds. Her scoring average ranks her third in the WNBA.
• Natasha Cloud is posting a team-high 7.4 assists per contest. And she is producing 11.5 points and 4.2 rebounds, making 40.3% of her shots from the field.
• Diana Taurasi is putting up 16.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, making 39.7% of her shots from the floor and 35.4% from beyond the arc, with 2.7 triples per game (fifth in league).
• Sophie Cunningham is averaging 7.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, making 43.2% of her shots from the field and 37.2% from 3-point range, with 1.5 treys per contest.
• Natasha Mack tops the Mercury in rebounding (5.1 per game), and posts 3.4 points and 1.2 assists. She also averages 0.7 steals and 1.5 blocked shots (fifth in the WNBA).