5:05 pm
September 2

Storm @ Mercury

Who will WIN this matchup?

Seattle Storm (26-8)

@ Phoenix Mercury (20-14)

 

Current odds:

Seattle Storm: (+125)

Phoenix Mercury: (-145)

 

• The line for this game is Mercury by 2.5 points.

• In a time of Phoenix’s greatest need for a victory, a reserve prolonged the Mercury’s season by filling a great need in the lineup in Game 3 of the WNBA semifinals against the Seattle Storm on Friday night in Phoenix. With guard Stephanie Talbot out with a concussion, Yvonne Turner responded in her place with a career-high 19 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals in the 86-66 victory over the Storm at the Talking Stick Resort Arena.

• Talbot is also doubtful for Sunday. Turner will start in her place again with the same responsibility of helping Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner and Co. keep their season alive. Turner is no stranger to high-level competition with plenty on the line. The 30-year-old competes in Europe during the WNBA offseason. She led the EuroLeague in scoring in 2016-17 and helped her Hungarian team to the 2017-18 EuroLeague championship game.

• Turner and Briann January limited Bird and Jewell Loyd to two points on 1-of-18 shooting, three days after the Storm duo combined for 32 points in an overtime win in Game 2.

• Seattle will attempt to rebound Sunday after finishing with its second-lowest scoring total of the season and shooting 36.7 percent in Game 3. The Storm attempted only five free throws, symbolic that they were not always aggressive against Phoenix’s effective defense.

 

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