Mercury at Fever 6/9/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Phoenix Mercury looks to bounce back from a loss when they visit the much-improved Indiana Fever. The Mercury were defeated by the Minnesota Lynx 58-56 on Thursday. Phoenix scored just 7 second quarter points and trailed at the half 32-24, but railed in the fourth quarter outscoring the Lynx 20-9 but coming up just short in the end. DeWanna Bonner led Phoenix in the loss with 25 points.

Indiana won its second straight and improved to 3-1 on the season following its 79-64 win on Friday over the Dallas Wings. Natalie Achonwa scored 17 points and pulled down 11 rebounds while handing out five assists in an all-round superb performance for the Fever. Candice Dupree, Tiffany Mitchell and Kelsey Mitchell each scored 14 for the Fever. DeWanna Bonner leads the Mercury in scoring and in rebounding with averages of 22.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Brittney Griner is second in scoring and second in rebounding with averages of 13.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Yvonne Turner leads the Mercury in assists with an average of 4.7 per game.

Erica Wheeler is leading the Fever in scoring and assists with average of 14.5 points and 7.3 assists per game. Candice Dupree is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.0 per game and third in scoring with an average of 13.5 points per game. Tiffany Mitchell is second in scoring with an average of 13.8 points per game.