10:10 pm
September 4

Mercury @ Storm

Who will WIN this matchup?

Phoenix Mercury (20-14)

@ Seattle Storm (26-8)

 

Current odds:

Phoenix Mercury: (+200)

Seattle Storm: (-240)

 

The line for this game is Seattle by 5.5 points.

• Behind Taurasi, Brittney Griner and DeWanna Bonner, who combined for 72 points, the Mercury rallied from a 17-point deficit Sunday to defeat the top-seeded Storm 86-84, forcing a decisive Game 5 in their WNBA semifinal series Tuesday night in Seattle.

• The Mercury became the first team in league history to force a Game 5 after dropping the first two games of a series. The Storm suffered back-to-back losses for the first time this season.

• Storm point guard Sue Bird left Sunday’s game with 4:23 left in the first half after suffering a broken nose, the result of an inadvertent elbow from teammate Breanna Stewart, the league’s MVP. It was the fifth time Bird has broken her nose in her pro career.

• The Storm had a 16-point lead in the opener and a 17-point lead in Game 2, both in Seattle, before holding on for 91-87 victories, the latter in overtime.

• The Mercury have outscored the Storm 94-47 in the four 4th quarters in the series.

 

5/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Seattle Storm