On Wednesday, the Seattle Storm will visit the Phoenix Mercury in a WNBA Western Conference showdown.
Seattle opened its season with an 87-82 loss to Phoenix on Sunday and will be playing the Mercury again in this home and home matchup. In Sunday’s loss, Breanna Stewart led the Storm with 22 points and 15 boards. The win for Phoenix was its second of the season, after they defeated Dallas 86-78 in their opening game. Against Seattle, Brittney Griner led the Mercury in scoring with 29 points and in rebounds with 10. Briann January scored 15 points while handing out six assists for the Mercury. DeWanna Bonner and Diana Taurasi each scored 12 points for Phoenix.
Breanna Stewart leads the Storm in scoring and rebounding averaging 22.0 points and 15.0 rebounds per game. Four other players on the Storm are averaging double figures in scoring. Sue Bird leads the team in assists averaging 5.0 per game. Three players for Seattle are shooting 50% from the field to lead the team after one game.
Brittney Griner leads the Mercury in scoring and rebounding averaging 21.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. Two players on the Mercury – DeWanna Bonner and Briann January led the team in assists averaging 5.0 per game. Three other players besides Griner are averaging double-figures in scoring for Phoenix. Sancho Lyttle leads the Mercury with a 62.5% shooting percentage from the field
