Mercury at Sun 8/1/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Phoenix Mercury looks to bounce back from defeat when they visit the Connecticut Sun for a WNBA Thursday showdown. The Mercury lost to Washington 99-93 Tuesday night in their latest outing. Phoenix rallied from a 17-point deficit to start the fourth quarter to cut the lead to two points with over one minute remaining, but could come not closer. Brittney Griner led Phoenix with 30 points.

Connecticut improved to an Eastern Conference leading 14-6 following a 100-94 win over the Chicago Sky. Jonquel Jones led the scoring fest with 27 points and pulled down a team-high 11 boards. Jones has posted a double-double 10 times this season. The Sun leads the East by a half-game over Washington. Brittney Griner is the leading scorer and second in rebounding for Phoenix with averages of 19.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. DeWanna Bonner is the second in scoring and leading in rebounding with averages of 19.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Leilani Mitchell leads in assists with an average of 4.3 per game.

Jonquel Jones is the leading scorer and leader in rebounds for the Sun with averages of 15.9 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Jasmine Thomas is the second leading scorer with an average of 12.1 points per game and leader in assists with an average of 5.6 per game. Four players for the Sun are averaging double figures in scoring.