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Fox Sports
16 hours ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Phoenix visits Chicago following Akoa Makani's 21-point game
Associated Press Phoenix Mercury (10-4, 6-4 Western Conference) at Chicago Sky (3-8, 1-6 Eastern Conference) Chicago; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix Mercury visits the Chicago Sky after Monique Akoa Makani scored 21 points in the Mercury's 89-81 victory over the New York Liberty. The Sky have gone 1-3 in home games. Chicago is fifth in the Eastern Conference at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 86.3 points while holding opponents to 46.0% shooting. The Mercury are 4-2 in road games. Phoenix ranks eighth in the WNBA with 33.8 rebounds per game. Satou Sabally paces the Mercury with 8.5. Chicago's average of 6.4 made 3-pointers per game is 1.4 fewer made shots on average than the 7.8 per game Phoenix allows. Phoenix averages 80.5 points per game, 5.8 fewer points than the 86.3 Chicago allows to opponents. The teams meet for the second time this season. The Mercury won 94-89 in the last matchup on May 28. Sabally led the Mercury with 20 points, and Ariel Atkins led the Sky with 21 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Atkins is averaging 12.6 points, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals for the Sky. Kamilla Cardoso is averaging 11.5 points and 7.1 rebounds over the past 10 games. Alyssa Thomas is averaging 14.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, nine assists and 1.8 steals for the Mercury. Sabally is averaging 19.5 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Sky: 3-7, averaging 77.0 points, 35.7 rebounds, 19.6 assists, 7.5 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 85.6 points per game. Mercury: 7-3, averaging 81.9 points, 34.2 rebounds, 20.3 assists, 8.5 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.3 points. INJURIES: Sky: Moriah Jefferson: out (leg), Courtney Vandersloot: out for season (acl). Mercury: Megan McConnell: out (knee). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. recommended
Winnipeg Free Press
16 hours ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Phoenix visits Chicago following Akoa Makani's 21-point game
Phoenix Mercury (10-4, 6-4 Western Conference) at Chicago Sky (3-8, 1-6 Eastern Conference) Chicago; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix Mercury visits the Chicago Sky after Monique Akoa Makani scored 21 points in the Mercury's 89-81 victory over the New York Liberty. The Sky have gone 1-3 in home games. Chicago is fifth in the Eastern Conference at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 86.3 points while holding opponents to 46.0% shooting. The Mercury are 4-2 in road games. Phoenix ranks eighth in the WNBA with 33.8 rebounds per game. Satou Sabally paces the Mercury with 8.5. Chicago's average of 6.4 made 3-pointers per game is 1.4 fewer made shots on average than the 7.8 per game Phoenix allows. Phoenix averages 80.5 points per game, 5.8 fewer points than the 86.3 Chicago allows to opponents. The teams meet for the second time this season. The Mercury won 94-89 in the last matchup on May 28. Sabally led the Mercury with 20 points, and Ariel Atkins led the Sky with 21 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Atkins is averaging 12.6 points, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals for the Sky. Kamilla Cardoso is averaging 11.5 points and 7.1 rebounds over the past 10 games. Alyssa Thomas is averaging 14.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, nine assists and 1.8 steals for the Mercury. Sabally is averaging 19.5 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Sky: 3-7, averaging 77.0 points, 35.7 rebounds, 19.6 assists, 7.5 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 85.6 points per game. Mercury: 7-3, averaging 81.9 points, 34.2 rebounds, 20.3 assists, 8.5 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.3 points. INJURIES: Sky: Moriah Jefferson: out (leg), Courtney Vandersloot: out for season (acl). Mercury: Megan McConnell: out (knee). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
New York Post
13-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Nyara Sabally's ‘last-minute' EuroBasket decision has Liberty silver linings
We've got you covered on the Liberty beat Text with Madeline Kenney as she follows the Liberty — she's sharing behind-the-scenes info and insights with Sports+ subscribers. SIGN UP NOW Nyara Sabally and Leonie Fiebich went to breakfast Wednesday morning before Fiebich boarded an international flight. Sabally had every intention at the beginning of the season to join her Liberty teammate on that plane and play for the German national team at EuroBasket, which starts Wednesday. But after dealing with a nagging knee issue for 2 ½ weeks, Sabally made the difficult decision to sit out the international tournament. 'It was a pretty last-minute decision,' Sabally said Thursday. 'I kind of just waited until the last minute to be completely sure. After my knee kind of got worse and the [platelet-rich plasma] injection, I kind of knew it probably would be the best idea to kind of stay here.'
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mercury Stars Praise Paige Bueckers' 35-Point Performance
Mercury Stars Praise Paige Bueckers' 35-Point Performance originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers had one of the best games of her young career in her first game against Phoenix Mercury. From the start of the contest, the former UConn star was unstoppable, posting 35 points with six rebounds and four assists. Advertisement However, Bueckers couldn't lead the Wings past the Mercury and was dealt with a 93-80 loss. The team's recent defeat is their sixth-straight loss and they have fallen to a 1-10 record. Dallas is the first team in this current WNBA season to have at least 10 losses and is the worst in the league. Despite the Wings dismal performance, people were still amazed by how the young point guard played. Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers defends against Phoenix Mercury guard Monique Akoa Chow/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Following the contest, frontcourt stars Alyssa Thomas and Satou Sabally spoke highly of Bueckers. Thomas started with a compliment toward the one-time NCAA champion. According to the veteran guard, what the 2025 No. 1 pick does on the court is nothing new, since she's done it at the collegiate level. Advertisement "We've seen her do it at UConn for so long," Thomas said. "She's been coming to Connecticut games for a minute or two. Just very calm out there, she just controls the game so well. Sky's the limit for her." The two-time All-Star Sabally also had high praises for Bueckers pointing to how well she shoots the ball, saying that Phoenix's defense could've been better. "We should've done better for sure, but she's elite," Sabally added. The Mercury improved to 7-4 this season and captured their third win in the Commissioner's Cup. Thanks to Sabally's 20-point and nine-rebound outing, Phoenix protected its home court before traveling to Las Vegas to face the Aces on Sunday. Advertisement Related: WNBA Team Takes Shot at Wings After Win This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
Hindustan Times
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Paige Bueckers' 35 points not enough as Wings fall to Mercury
Satou Sabally had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Alyssa Thomas also had a double-double in her return, and the host Phoenix Mercury weathered a career game from Paige Bueckers to beat the Dallas Wings 93-80 Wednesday. Rookie Bueckers set season highs with 35 points and five 3-pointers after missing the previous four games, three while in the concussion protocol and another because of illness. She added six rebounds and four assists. The No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA draft, Bueckers had 22 points in the first half her previous career high was 21 and was 13 of 19 from the field and five of seven from three-point range. She had 22 of the Wings' first 36 points. Thomas had 11 points and 10 assists in 24 minutes after missing the previous five games with a left calf injury. Katija Laksa had 14 points and four 3-pointers and Kathryn Westbeld and Lexi Held had 11 points apiece for the Mercury, who have won two of three. Sabally also had four 3-pointers and Monique Akoa Makani had three as the Mercury went 15 of 35 from distance. The Mercury led 67-55 on Sabally's 3-pointer with 23 seconds left in the third quarter and gradually pulled away. The Wings were never closer than nine points in the final eight minutes. Sabally played her first five seasons in Dallas before being traded to the Mercury in the offseason, and the teams had words and remained on the floor for several minutes after the game ended. The Wings averaged 85.3 points a game when Bueckers played in the first six and 76.0 points when she was out. Wings leading scorer Arike Ogunbowale missed her first seven field goal attempts and finished with 10 points on 2 of 10 shooting. She was averaging 16.3 points per game and had 26 points in an 81-65 loss to Minnesota on Sunday. Luisa Geiselsoder had 10 points for the Wings. The Mercury are 3-2 in Commissioner's Cup play and the Wings are 0-4. Mercury forward Natasha Mack two points, two rebounds, two steals and two blocks in 13 minutes in her first game of the season. She missed the first 10 games with a back injury. Field Level Media
