Mercury at Storm 8/28/18 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/07/2019 at 12:54 PM ET

The Phoenix Mercury visit the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday for Game 2 of the WNBA best of five semifinals series against the host Seattle Storm. The Mercury were beaten by the Storm in Game 1 on Sunday 91-87. Phoenix trailed by 12 points after three periods but outscored the Storm 20-12 in the final quarter but came up short. DeWanna led the Mercury in the loss with 27 points.

Seattle was led by newly crowned WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart who scored 28 points, while Jewell Loyd scored 23, including the final seven for Seattle. The Storm’s lead was cut to two points in the final minute of play by Loyd hit a key 15-foot jumper to beat the shot clock and give the Storm a four-point lead.
During the playoffs, Diana Taurasi leads the Mercury in scoring and assists with averages of 26.5 points and 8.5 assists per game. DeWanna Bonner is the second leading scorer and leader in rebounds with averages of 26.0 points and 14.5 rebounds per games. Phoenix is scoring an average of 85.5 points per game.

After the first game of the playoffs, Breanna Stewart leads the Storm in scoring and rebounding averaging 28.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Jewell Loyd is the second leading scorer averaging 23.0 points per game. Natasha Howard is the team’s third player averaging double figures in scoring at 20.0 points per game. Sue Bird leads Seattle in assists with an average of 10.0 per game. Seattle scored an average of 87.3 points per game during the regular season

Phoenix needs Brittney Griner to stay out of foul trouble. The veteran scored just 13 points in Game 1, after averaging 20.5 during the regular season, due to early foul trouble. Seattle was able to take advantage of the lack of presence of Griner on the defensive end. Phoenix will bounce back with a fine performance from Griner in Game 2. Final Score Prediction, Phoenix Mercury win outright as underdog but grab the points just in case 87-82.

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