Wings at Mercury 8/10/19 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Dallas Wings look to snap a two-game losing streak when they visit the desert southwest on Saturday to play the Phoenix Mercury. The Wings lost on Thursday to the Seattle Storm 69-57. Dallas led by one point at the half, but managed just 9 points in the third quarter and 19 in the second half to fall by 12. Kayla Thornton scored 14 points to lead Dallas.

Phoenix lost to Los Angeles 84-74 on Thursday. The Mercury trailed by 12 points at the half and were outsourced 12-2 to start the third quarter to fall behind by 22 and never recovered. Brittney Griner led the Mercury with 27 points, while Leilani Mitchell scored 19. Second leading scorer DeWanna Bonner scored just 10 points missing 9 of 11 field goal attempts. Arike Ogunbowale is the leading scorer for Dallas with an average of 14.9 points per game. Kayla Thornton is the leading rebounder with an average of 5.7 per game, while the leader in assists is Allisha Gray with an average of 2.7 per game. Thornton is the only other player for Dallas averaging double figures in scoring at 10.7 points per game.

Brittney Griner is the leading scorer and second in rebounding for Phoenix with averages of 19.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. DeWanna Bonner is the second in scoring and leading in rebounding with averages of 18.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Leilani Mitchell leads in assists with an average of 4.4 per game.