Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury 6/27/21 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Los Angeles Sparks look for their second consecutive victory when visiting the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. Los Angeles is 6-7 following an 89-82 victory over the Washington Mystics on Thursday. Te’a Cooper was the leading scorer for Los Angeles with 26 points while  Amanda Zahui B. scored 17 points. Los Angeles is last in the Western Conference standings five games behind first-place Seattle.

Eric Wheeler is the leading scorer for Los Angeles with an average of 12.5 points per game and leads the Sparks in assists as well with an average of 4.4 assists per game. The leading rebounder is Chiney Ogwumike with an average of 5.7 rebounds per game but she is out injured. Nneka Ogwumike is the overall leading scorer and rebounder but is sidelined with an injury at this time as well.

Phoenix looks for its second consecutive victory when hosting Los Angeles on Sunday. The Mercury are 6-7 following an 80-66 victory over the Sparks last Friday. Skylar Diggins-Smith was the leading scorer for Phoenix with 21 points. The Mercury will be playing their first game in over a week when taking the court on Sunday. Phoenix received good news as veteran guard Diana Taurasi has been cleared to play on Sunday.

Brittney Griner is leading Phoenix in scoring and rebounding with averages of 19.6 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, while Skylar Diggins-Smith is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 19.2 points and 5.5 assists per game. With the return of Diana Taurasi on Sunday, Phoenix will have its third leading scorer back on the court. Before fracturing her sternum six weeks ago, Taurasi averaged 15.8 points per game.