Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm 7/11/21 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Phoenix Mercury look for their third consecutive victory when visiting the Seattle Storm on Sunday In the final game before a one-month break for the Olympic Games. Phoenix is 9-9 following its 85-77 victory over Seattle in the first of two consecutive games between the two. Brittney Griner was the dominant force for Phoenix with 29 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Mercury in both stats.

Brittney Griner is the leading scorer and rebounder for Phoenix with averages of 20.2 points and 9.5 rebounds per game while Skylar Diggins-Smith is the second leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 18.8 points and 5.2 assists per game. Diana Taurasi is the third leading scorer and final player for Phoenix averaging double-figures in scoring with an average of 15.6 points per game.

Seattle looks to bounce back from this loss to Phoenix with a strong effort on Sunday at home when hosting the Mercury. Seattle is 15-5 and first in the Western Conference standings one game ahead of the second-place Las Vegas Aces. Prior to losing to Phoenix on Friday, Seattle had won three straight and eight of the last nine. Jewell Loyd was the leading scorer for Seattle in the loss to Phoenix with 16 points.

Breanna Stewart is leading Seattle in scoring and rebounding with averages of 21.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, while Jewell Loyd is the second leading scorer with an average of 18.1 points per game. Sue Bird is the leader in assists with an average of 5.7 per game. Seattle has only three players averaging double-figures in scoring.