Storm at Mercury 9/2/18 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

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

The Seattle Storm visit the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday for Game 4 of the best-of-five WNAB Semifinal series. The Storm lead the series 2-1 after losing Game 3 at Phoenix on Friday 86-66.Seattle has now struggled during the fourth quarter in each of the first three games of the series. Big leads in Games 1 and 2 were enough for the Storm to hold on, but not in Game 3. Natasha Howard led the Storm with 19 points and 10 boards, while high scorer Breanna Stewart chipped in with 15 points and 11 boards.

DeWanna Bonner led the Mercury with 27 points and 11 boards in the win. The Mercury went on a 14-0 run to start the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach. Diana Taurasi had a poor night offensively hitting just 3 of 11 from the field and scoring eight points. Stephanie Talbot is doubtful for the game Sunday with a concussion.
After three games of the playoffs, Breanna Stewart leads the Storm in scoring averaging and rebounding with averages of 23.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Natasha Howard is the second leading scorer averaging 16.3 points per game. Sue Bird leads Seattle in assists with an average of 9.0 per game. Seattle scored an average of 87.3 points per game during the regular season

During the playoffs, DeWanna Bonner is the leading scorer and leader in rebounds with averages of 25.4 points and 12.4 rebounds per game. Diana Taurasi is the second leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 22.8 points and 6.8 assists per game. Brittney Griner is the third leading scorer with an average of 20.2 points per game. Phoenix is scoring an average of 85.5 points per game.

These two teams are as close as it gets talent-wise. Both have strong inside games with Brittney Griner and DeWanna Bonner for Phoenix and Breanna Steward and Natasha Howard for Seattle. The difference will be in the backcourt and Diana Taurasi will not have two straight poor shooting nights. Take the Mercury to win outright and cover. Final Score Prediction, Phoenix Mercury win and cover ATS 89-84.

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