New York Liberty at Phoenix Mercury 9/23/21 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
The Liberty made it to the playoff this year by the skin of their teeth. The Liberty finished the year sitting on a 12-20 record overall. The last game for the Liberty was a win over the Mystics by a score of 91-80 which was a great battle.
Betnijah Laney was the leader for the Liberty with 16.8 points per game while shooting at a clip of 45.1%. Overall, the New York team only managed to get 78.5 points per game. The passing for New York landed at 19.2 assists per game. The passing leader is Sabrina Ionescu who has ended up with 6.1 assists per game and 3.2 turnovers per game. The Liberty pulled down 33.3 boards per game. Ionescu ended up getting a total of 5.7 boards per game.
The Mercury finished off a fairly impressive year with a 19-13 record on the year. The last game on the year for the Phoenix team was a loss to the Aces by a score of 84-83. The loss was a close. Battle and was one that was between a couple of top teams in the WNBA.
Brittney Griner led the Mercury with 20.5 points per game while shooting at.a clip of 58% on the year. The overall offense for Phoenix ended up getting 82 points per game. The passing offense has ended up with 19.6 assists per game. The leader for the assists department is Skylar Diggins-Smith with 5.2 assists per game and only 2.6 turnovers per game. Rebounding has seen the Mercury pull down 36.3 boards per game. Griner is the leader in that department as well with 9.5 boards per game.
In the game here the Mercury have to figure out how to get back on the winning path. Yes, the Mercury have done good overall, but as of late the Mercury have slipped and struggled. Look for the Mercury to come in playing better and that will make it easier for the Phoenix team to secure the win in this game as the Liberty are not that good of a team overall, but a horrible team on the road this year. Final Score Prediction, Phoenix Mercury win but fail to cover 82-77.
