Phoenix Mercury vs NY Liberty 8/2/20 - WNBA Picks & Predictions
The Mercury are heading into the game here with a 1-2 record. The last game that the Mercury played in, ended up being a 102-95 win over the Aces. The game was very interesting and it ended up being more of a back and forth battle than what either one of the teams expected.
In the win the Mercury were led by Diggins-Smith and Taurasi who put in 22 points each. Griner ended up putting in 18 points in the game for the Mercury. When it came to cleaning up the glass Turner managed to get 9 rebounds pulled down.
The Liberty are heading into the game here without recording a win. On the year the Liberty offense has not been that strong at all with the highest score being 80 points on the season. What is even worse for the Liberty is the fact that their defense could not keep the opponent contained on the year with the lowest point total allowed hitting at 84.
Jones managed to lead the Liberty in scoring on the day with 20 points and she came off the bench. The starter that led the Liberty in scoring was Clarendon who put in a total of 16 points. Stokes managed to clean up the glass to the point of 7 boards in the game.
In this game the Liberty are going to struggle to play good offense, but also to keep the Mercury offense in check. Look for the Mercury to have a great offensive showing in the game here and that will definitely help the Mercury out, but also the Liberty offense is horrible on the year so far and unable to really do much. Final Score Prediction, Phoenix Mercury win 88-76.
