The New York Liberty (21-4) will be led by Sabrina Ionescu (sixth in WNBA, 19.8 points per game) as they try to knock off Kahleah Copper (second in league, 23.2) and the Phoenix Mercury (13-12) on August 26, 2024 at Footprint Center.
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Mercury vs. Liberty Game Information
- Date: Monday, August 26, 2024
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: NBA TV, Mercury Live, and AZFamily
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona
- Venue: Footprint Center
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Mercury Key Players
- Copper leads the Mercury at 23.2 points per game, while also posting 2.2 assists and 4.6 rebounds. She is second in the WNBA in scoring.
- Natasha Cloud leads her squad in assists per game (7.3), and also posts 12.4 points and 4.4 rebounds. At the other end, she averages 1.7 steals (sixth in league) and 0.8 blocked shots.
- Diana Taurasi is averaging 16.1 points, 2.6 assists and 4.7 rebounds per contest.
- Brittney Griner puts up 18.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest, shooting 55.8% from the floor (second in WNBA).
- Sophie Cunningham is putting up 8.0 points, 2.1 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game.
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Liberty Key Players
- Breanna Stewart is putting up 19.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per contest, making 45.4% of her shots from the field and 22.9% from beyond the arc, with 1.0 trey per contest.
- Ionescu leads the Liberty in scoring (19.8 points per game) and assists (6.1), and puts up 4.4 rebounds. She also posts 1.0 steal and 0.3 blocked shots.
- Jonquel Jones is averaging a team-high 9.1 rebounds per contest. And she is producing 15.3 points and 3.5 assists, making 55.7% of her shots from the field (third in league) and 39.6% from 3-point range (fifth in league), with 1.6 treys per game.
- Leonie Fiebich gives the Liberty 5.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. She also averages 0.7 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
- Kayla Thornton gives the Liberty 6.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. She also delivers 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
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Mercury vs. Liberty Stats Breakdown
- The Mercury average 83.8 points per game, 7.0 more points than the 76.8 the Liberty give up.
- The Liberty’s 85.8 points per game are equal to what the Mercury allow.
- The Mercury and the Liberty rebound at around the same rate, with the Mercury averaging 2.9 fewer rebounds per game.
- The Mercury make 44.0% of their shots from the field this season, which is 1.7 percentage points higher than the Liberty have allowed to their opponents (42.3%).
- The Liberty have shot at a 45.3% clip from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points higher than the 43.8% shooting opponents of the Mercury have averaged.
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