Lynx vs. Mercury opening round of the WNBA Playoffs Game 1 live: Tickets, start time, TV channel, live streaming links
The Minnesota Lynx and Phoenix Mercury are clashing in the opening round of the WNBA Playoffs, with Game 1 up next.
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Lynx vs. Mercury Game Information
- Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
- Time: 9:30 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Venue: Target Center
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Lynx Key Players
- Napheesa Collier paces her team in both points (20.4) and rebounds (9.7) per game, and also posts 3.4 assists. Defensively, she delivers 1.9 steals (second in the league) and 1.4 blocked shots (fifth in the WNBA).
- Courtney Williams puts up a team-leading 5.5 assists per contest. She is also averaging 11.1 points and 4.7 rebounds, shooting 44.3% from the field.
- Alanna Smith puts up 10.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Defensively, she posts 1.4 steals and 1.5 blocked shots (third in WNBA).
- Kayla McBride averages 15 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. At the other end, she delivers 1.3 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
- Bridget Carleton is averaging 9.6 points, 2.2 assists and 3.8 rebounds per contest.
Mercury Key Players
- Kahleah Copper is No. 1 on the Mercury in scoring (21.1 points per game), and produces 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists. She also posts 0.8 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
- Natasha Cloud is averaging a team-best 6.9 assists per game. And she is contributing 11.5 points and 4.1 rebounds, making 39.7% of her shots from the floor and 30.8% from 3-point range, with 1.2 treys per contest.
- Brittney Griner gives the Mercury 17.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. She also delivers 0.5 steals and 1.5 blocked shots (third in WNBA).
- The Mercury get 14.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game from Diana Taurasi.
- Sophie Cunningham gives the Mercury 8.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2 assists per contest. She also posts 1 steal and 0.3 blocked shots.
Lynx vs. Mercury Stats Breakdown
- The 82 points per game the Lynx put up are just 2.8 fewer points than the Mercury give up (84.8).
- The Mercury put up an average of 81.5 points per game, 5.9 more points than the 75.6 the Lynx allow to opponents.
- The Lynx and the Mercury rebound at about the same rate, with the Lynx averaging two more rebounds per game.
- The Lynx are shooting 44.8% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points higher than the 43.1% the Mercury allow to opponents.
- The Mercury’s 43.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.9 percentage points higher than the Lynx have given up to their opponents (41%).