The Phoenix Mercury enter Sunday’s residence sport towards the struggling Las Vegas Aces on a six-game successful streak, together with two wins over the reigning champs New York Liberty in that span.
The Aces (7-8) are below .500 for the fourth time this season after Thursday’s 94-83 loss at residence towards the Washington Mystics.
A’ja Wilson, who led the Aces with 22 factors in that sport, didn’t converse to the media afterward. The three-time WNBA MVP is experiencing the worst begin to a season since her rookie 12 months in 2018.
“My frustration has been seeing greatness in moments, and seeing absolute catastrophe in moments,” Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon stated. “There’s sort of no in-between.”
Phoenix (12-4) overtook New York (11-4) for the second-best document within the WNBA behind the Minnesota Lynx (13-2) following the Mercury’s 106-91 win Friday at residence over the Liberty.
Phoenix took benefit of its six-day break since its final sport June 21, a 107-86 win at Chicago. That win was two days after the Mercury beat the Liberty 89-81 at Brooklyn, handing New York its first residence lack of the season.
Satou Sabally had a game-high 25 factors, six rebounds, three assists and two steals in Friday’s win over New York.
Alyssa Thomas, enjoying her first season with the Mercury after enjoying her first 11 years with the Connecticut Solar, practically had a triple-double with 17 factors, a game-high 15 assists (one shy of her profession excessive) and 9 rebounds.
Kahleah Copper had 12 factors and 4 rebounds in her first residence sport this season after being sidelined due to a left knee surgical procedure on the finish of coaching camp in Might.
“Each sport we’re getting extra used to one another,” Sabally stated of herself, Thomas and Copper enjoying collectively. “(Thomas) discovering these cuts and likewise discovering these passes helps so much.”
Phoenix received at Las Vegas 76-70 on June 15 in the one assembly this season between the groups. The victory was the Mercury’s second of their present six-game successful streak.
Sabally had 22 factors and 9 rebounds and Thomas 14 factors and 13 rebounds within the win at Las Vegas. Copper made her season debut and scored 11 factors.
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