Chicago Sky at Phoenix Mercury 8/14/22 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Chicago Sky continue their West Coast road trip in Phoenix, AZ Saturday afternoon for a game against the Phoenix Mercury. Chicago is 15 games over .500 on the year riding a two game losing streak after an 11 point loss to Las Vegas on Thursday. Offensively Chicago shot the ball well making 46.2% of their shots but turn the ball over 17 times resulting in the loss.

Kahleah Copper dominated the game for Chicago pouring in a team leading 28 points on 11 of 18 shooting in 31 minutes on the floor. Candace Parker added 14 points and 12 rebound, while Emma Meeseman scored 14 points as the third leading scorer for Chicago.

The Phoenix Mercury continue a home stand on Sunday struggling as of late after losing 4 of the last 5 games played following a 9 point loss to the Minnesota Lynx. Offensively Phoenix was terrible making only 41.8% of their shots to score 77 points in the game including an abysmal 37 in the second half.

Sophie Cunningham was lights out for Phoenix leading the way with 24 points on 9 of 17 shooting in 38 minutes on the floor. Shey Peddy added 21 points as the only other starter in double figures, while Megan Gustafson led the way with 15 points off the bench.