Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx 5/14/21 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
The Mercury are coming back to this season already off to a rocky start. The opening game of the preseason for the Phoenix team ended up being an 88-71 loss to the Storm. Now, Phoenix will like to put that loss behind them and start to get the winning path in the regular season.
In the loss in the preseason game the Mercury only had 2 players in the double digit scoring. The Mercury had Griner and Nurse in double digits with Griner getting 11 points and Nurse with 12 points. Smith came off the bench for the Mercury to lead the team with 8 boards.
The Lynx are coming here after getting a nice win in their preseason game. The win for Minnesota came over the Mystics by a score of 79-68. Now, the Lynx would like to continue to build off of that success and make it easier for the Lynx to get the win secured here to start the season properly.
In the game for the Lynx they had 2 players in double digits. Banyan started and ended up with 23 points. The other player in double digits was Shepard who came off the bench to play 22 minutes with 13 points. The rebounding leader was also Shepard who ended up completing a double-double with 10 boards.
The game here will be one that Phoenix will have to rely on Griner to step up in the game to score. However, the fact that the Lynx have a good offense and seem to have passed the ball around better without having to look for a player to lead the scoring it will be difficult to see the Mercury win the game. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Lynx win 79-68.