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WNBA Playoffs Preview: Phoenix Mercury vs. Seattle Storm
WNBA Playoffs Preview: Phoenix Mercury vs. Seattle Storm

The WNBA Post season gets underway on Thursday as all the teams will face off for a chance to win a championship. One of the first games to tip off will be the game that features the Phoenix Mercury vs. Seattle Storm.


The latest basketball betting odds for this game and the entire WNBA playoffs will be featured at online sportsbook Bet Phoenix.

Sue Bird isn’t afraid of leaking any strategic secrets that the Seattle Storm might employ when they open defense of their WNBA title on Thursday night against the Phoenix Mercury.As the All-Star point guard sees it, there are simply no secrets left to leak in a rivalry that has become as fierce as any in the league.

Heading into the opener of the best-of-3 Western Conference semifinal series in Seattle, it’s the Storm who have done most of the imposing lately.

Seattle has won 10 of the past 11 against the Mercury. That includes a two-game sweep of last year’s conference finals and an overall run of nine straight victories that ended Aug. 16 when the Mercury prevailed 81-79 in Phoenix.

Phoenix, with the league’s best offense (89 points per game), and Seattle, with the stingiest defensive average (69.9 points), are both aiming for a third title. The defending champion Storm also won in 2004, while Phoenix took it all in 2007 and 2009.

Seattle (21-13) is surging into the playoffs, winning eight of its last nine, all since three-time MVP Lauren Jackson returned on Aug. 20 after missing 20 games for hip surgery.

Jackson has averaged 14 points since then. Before her surgery, she averaged 9.1.

Phoenix (19-15) is trying to shake off a late-season slump, having dropped two straight and three of its last five. The Storm are counting on their vocal fans for an added edge. The Mercury say bring it on.

Just as the Storm benefit from having Jackson back on the court, the Mercury are counting on the return of fellow Australian Penny Taylor. The forward averages 16.7 points and 4.9 rebounds, but missed five of the last six with back spasms.

This game will be the start of a grueling series between two fantastic teams in the WNBA that are ready to tangle. Bet on the WNBA at bet Phoenix and enjoy the series!



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