Phoenix takes on Seattle, looks to stop 6-game slide

Phoenix Mercury (2-8, 1-4 Western Conference) at Seattle Storm (3-7, 0-2 Western Conference) Seattle; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix Mercury enters the matchup with Seattle Storm after losing six games in a row. Seattle went 23-21 overall and 12-12 in Western Conference play last season. The Storm gave up 80.1 points per game while committing 17.1 fouls last season. Phoenix went 27-17 overall and 13-11 in Western Conference games during the 2025-26 season. The Mercury averaged 82.8 points per game last season, 34.3 in the paint, 15.2 off of turnovers and 11.8 on fast breaks. INJURIES: Storm: Dominique Malonga: out (concussion), Taina Mair: out (coach decision), Taylor Thierry: out (coach decision), Ezi Magbegor: out (foot). Mercury: Sami Whitcomb: out (knee). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire

Yahoo Sports reports: Phoenix Mercury (2-8, 1-4 Western Conference) at Seattle Storm (3-7, 0-2 Western Conference) Seattle; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix Mercury enters the matchup with Seattle Storm after losing six games in a row. Seattle went 23-21 overall and 12-12 in Western Conference play last season. The Storm gave up 80.1 points per game while committing 17.1 fouls last season. Phoenix went 27-17 overall and 13-11 in Western Conference games during the 2025-26 season. The Mercury averaged 82.8 points per game last season, 34.3 in the paint, 15.2 off of turnovers and 11.8 on fast breaks. INJURIES: Storm: Dominique Malonga: out (concussion), Taina Mair: out (coach decision), Taylor Thierry: out (coach decision), Ezi Magbegor: out (foot). Mercury: Sami Whitcomb: out (knee). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .