Wings at Mercury 7/17/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Dallas Wings look to bounce back from a recent loss when they visit the desert southwest to play the Phoenix Mercury. The Wings lost on Sunday to the Chicago Sky 89-79. The Wings led at the break 46-41 but were outscored in the third quarter 31-13 and trailed entering the fourth by 13 points. Arike Ogunbowale led Dallas with 20 points. The Wings have lost four of the last five.

Phoenix lost its second straight on Sunday after falling to the Minnesota Lynx 75-62. The Mercury were led in the loss by DeWanna Bonner with 27 points, while Brittney Griner scored 12. Diana Taurasi who debuted on Friday following back surgery during the offseason, sat out Sunday’s loss, after suffering a slight back injury during her season debut. Arike Ogunbowale is the leading scorer for Dallas with an average of 15.1 points per game. Glory Johnson is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.5 per game, while the leader in assists is rookie Brooke McCarty-Williams with an average of 2.6 per game. Kayla Thornton is the only other player for Dallas averaging double figures in scoring at 11.2 points per game.

DeWanna Bonner is leading in scoring and rebounding with averages of 19.4 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Brittney Griner is the second leading scorer and second in rebounding for Phoenix with averages of 18.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Leilani Mitchell leads in assists with an average of 4.2 per game.