Top Lynx vs. Mercury Players to Watch - WNBA Playoffs Game 1
The WNBA slate on Sunday will see Courtney Williams and the Minnesota Lynx (30-10) hosting Natasha Cloud and the Phoenix Mercury (19-21) at Target Center, with the matchup starting at 5:00 PM ET.
The Lynx are outscoring opponents by 6.4 points per game with a +255 scoring differential overall. They put up 82.0 points per game (sixth in the WNBA) and give up 75.6 per contest (second in the league).
The Mercury put up 81.5 points per game (seventh in league) while giving up 84.8 per contest (ninth in WNBA). They have a -132 scoring differential and have been outscored by 3.3 points per game.
Watch the WNBA on Fubo!How to Watch Lynx vs. Mercury
- Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024
- Time: 5:00 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN
- Live Stream: Sling TV
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Venue: Target Center
Lynx’s Last Game
Minnesota lost to Los Angeles 68-51 in its last game. Diamond Miller led the way with eight points, followed by Alissa Pili with eight points and two steals.
- Diamond Miller: 8 PTS | 3 REB |0 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
- Alissa Pili: 8 PTS | 2 REB |0 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
- Natisha Hiedeman: 7 PTS | 3 REB |3 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
Mercury’s Last Game
With a final score of 89-70, Phoenix lost to Seattle the last time out. Brittney Griner led the team (11 PTS, 8 REB, 57.1 FG%).
- Brittney Griner: 11 PTS | 8 REB |0 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 0 3PM
- Sophie Cunningham: 10 PTS | 2 REB |0 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM
- Natasha Mack: 10 PTS | 6 REB |0 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
Lynx Players to Watch
- Napheesa Collier puts up 20.4 points and 9.7 rebounds per game — both team highs. She is also averaging 3.4 assists, shooting 49.2% from the floor.
- Williams puts up a team-leading 5.5 assists per game. She is also putting up 11.1 points and 4.7 rebounds, shooting 44.3% from the floor.
- Alanna Smith averages 10.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, shooting 47.1% from the floor and 39.8% from beyond the arc (seventh in WNBA) with 1.2 made 3-pointers per contest.
- Kayla McBride posts 15.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, shooting 42.0% from the field and 40.7% from downtown (fourth in league) with 2.7 made 3-pointers per contest (fifth in league).
- Bridget Carleton is posting 9.6 points, 2.2 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game.
Mercury Players to Watch
- Kahleah Copper is putting up a team-high 21.1 points per game. And she is delivering 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists, making 43.5% of her shots from the field and 31.4% from 3-point range, with 1.9 triples per game.
- Cloud tops the Mercury in assists (6.9 per game), and averages 11.5 points and 4.1 rebounds. She also puts up 1.4 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
- The Mercury get 17.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game from Griner.
- Diana Taurasi is averaging 14.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per contest, making 40.0% of her shots from the field and 33.3% from beyond the arc, with 2.4 treys per game (ninth in league).
- Sophie Cunningham gets the Mercury 8.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. She also posts 1.0 steal and 0.3 blocked shots.