Los Angeles faces Phoenix, looks to break home slide
Los Angeles has dropped three straight at home and faces a Phoenix team that is 7-10 in Western Conference play.
- On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Sparks host the Phoenix Mercury, seeking to end a three-game home losing streak with both teams holding identical 7-10 Western Conference records.
- This contest marks the fourth meeting between these teams this season; the Mercury defeated the Sparks 86-82 on July 22, while Phoenix enters shooting 44.2% from the field.
- Nneka Ogwumike leads the Sparks with 17.1 points while shooting 51.5% from the field; Dearica Hamby has contributed 15.9 points per game over her last 10 appearances for Los Angeles.
- Phoenix counters with Alyssa Thomas, who averages 14.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, while Kahleah Copper provides perimeter support averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over her last 10 contests.
- Defensively, Los Angeles gives up 93.6 points per game, while the Sparks manage roster uncertainty as Rae Burrell and Monique Akoa Makani remain day-to-day and Kelsey Plum is out with a calf injury.
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Mercury G Kelsey Plum (leg) ruled out vs. Sparks - Regional Media News
Kelsey Plum won't be able to play against her former team when the Phoenix Mercury visit the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday. Phoenix listed Plum as out on Monday's injury report due to a lower left leg injury, which she suffered Sunday in a loss to the Washington Mystics. The team referred to her ailment as left calf tightness when she left that game. She missed almost six weeks of the season with a lower left leg injury and made her Mercury debu…
Mercury G Kelsey Plum (leg) ruled out vs. Sparks
Kelsey Plum won't be able to play against her former team when the Phoenix Mercury visit the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday. Phoenix listed Plum as out on Monday's injury report due to a lower left leg injury, which she suffered Sunday in a loss t...
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theorlandonews.netKelsey Plum returns to LA as Mercury face Sparks
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