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Mercury Host Dream in Season’s First Meeting

Phoenix’s strong home form faces Atlanta’s reshuffled lineup following key player setbacks.

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Overview

  • Wednesday’s 10 p.m. EDT tipoff at PHX Arena pits the 15-7 Mercury against the 13-10 Dream as both teams jockey for playoff positioning.
  • Phoenix has gone 9-3 at home and ranks third in the league with 21.0 assists per game, paced by Alyssa Thomas’s 9.5 assists average.
  • Atlanta is 5-7 on the road and seeks to rebound from an 87-72 loss to Las Vegas in which Allisha Gray scored 24 points.
  • The Mercury will be without Monique Akoa Makani (concussion) and the Dream will be without Rhyne Howard (knee injury).
  • The game will air on CBS Sports Network and can be streamed free via trial subscriptions to DirecTV Stream and Fubo TV.