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Phoenix Mercury/#WNBA coverage. Founded by @veenstra_david with the intent to serve the fan with trustworthy reporting.
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STORY: Alyssa Thomas tallied another triple-double, Satou Sabally found her form again and the Phoenix Mercury returned to their defensive identity in Tuesday’s win over the Connecticut Sun. More from @veenstra_david: #WNBA
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Alyssa Thomas just recorded her third consecutive triple-double. She has 18 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. She is the first player in WNBA history to have three consecutive. There have now been 50 triple-doubles in WNBA history, and Thomas has 19 of them. #WNBA.
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The Mercury lead the Fever 73-47 after three. Phoenix ended the quarter on a 20-3 run. Alyssa Thomas is inching closer to what would be her third-consecutive triple-double. She has 18 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. #WNBA.
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Sophie Cunningham already has a season-high and there is 6:09 left in the third. Playing against the Mercury for the first time, Cunningham has 18 points and is 6-for-7 from the field and 5-for-6 from 3. #WNBA.
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The Mercury lead the Fever 47-36 at the half. The Mercury are again using their size advantage to create mismatches as Indiana has gone small. The Mercury have 26 points in the paint. Sophie Cunningham scored 12 points in the second quarter. #WNBA.
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The Mercury lead the Fever 26-16 after one. The Mercury are playing exactly how Nate Tibbetts wants offensively (rim or 3). Phoenix has 14 points in the paint and is 4-for-7 (57.1%) from 3. #WNBA.
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Indiana Fever at Phoenix Mercury starting lineups:. Fever:.F 0 Kelsey Mitchell.F 6 Natasha Howard.C 7 Aliyah Boston.G 8 Sophie Cunningham.G 2 Aari McDonald . Mercury:.F 0 Satou Sabally.F 25 Alyssa Thomas.C 4 Natasha Mack.G 2 Kahleah Copper .G 8 Monique Akoa Makani. #WNBA.
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FULL VIDEO: Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham on the emotions that come with returning to Phoenix, falling in love with basketball again, protecting Caitlin Clark, how her growing popularity has affected her and more. #WNBA
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Phoenix Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts gave a shoutout to the Mercury fanbase when asked about Sophie Cunningham’s return. “The thing I love about the X-Factor is if you’ve played here, they love you.”. #WNBA
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Phoenix Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts on Sophie Cunningham’s leadership and character ahead of her return to Phoenix. “She brings a level of toughness that every team needs.”. #WNBA
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Caitlin Clark has arrived ahead of Thursday’s game against the Phoenix Mercury. Clark is not playing due to a groin injury. #WNBA
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Phoenix Mercury guard Sami Whitcomb said the average number of days between games has gone from four to two this season. “You can’t just add teams and add games, you have to provide a way for that to work realistically for the players too.”. #WNBA
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The last time the Phoenix Mercury played the Indiana Fever, the Fever shot 38 free throws, the most in a non-overtime WNBA game this season. Phoenix Mercury guard Sami Whitcomb said the Mercury will try to minimize the free throws as much as they can on Thursday. #WNBA
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With the WNBA trade deadline being about an hour away, all 11 players on the Phoenix Mercury roster are present at shootaround and participating. #WNBA
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Phoenix Mercury injury report for Thursday’s game vs. the Indiana Fever:. No injuries to report. #WNBA.
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NEW: Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (groin) is OUT for Thursday’s game at the Phoenix Mercury. #WNBA.
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Phoenix Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts explained what makes DeWanna Bonner as good as she is. Bonner had 18 points (on 6-for-12 shooting) and seven rebounds in 23 minutes. #WNBA
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Phoenix Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts said he was proud of the energy the Mercury came out with in the first quarter. He said he thought the Mercury looked tired at shootaround after the long roadtrip with rough travel conditions. #WNBA
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Both Satou Sabally and Nate Tibbetts spoke on how important Alyssa Thomas is to this Mercury team. “I mean, it means everything. No one has ever done that before. So she’s literally writing history, and as teammates we get to be part of it and we’re just in awe.”. #WNBA
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Phoenix Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts said he’s happy with how Satou Sabally’s teammates have had her back. “She looked at peace tonight. I love how our group has supported her with the things that she’s got going on.”. #WNBA
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