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Phoenix Mercury<\/a> (15-8, 9-7 Western Conference) at New York Liberty<\/a> (16-6, 10-2 Eastern Conference)<\/p>\n New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n BOTTOM LINE: New York Liberty will try to keep its four-game home win streak alive when the Liberty play Phoenix Mercury.<\/p>\n The Liberty have gone 11-2 in home games. New York is the leader in the Eastern Conference with 14.4 fast break points.<\/p>\n The Mercury are 6-4 on the road. Phoenix is third in the Western Conference scoring 83.2 points per game and is shooting 43.1%.<\/p>\n New York makes 45.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.8 percentage points higher than Phoenix has allowed to its opponents (42.6%). Phoenix averages 83.2 points per game, 3.8 more than the 79.4 New York gives up to opponents.<\/p>\n The two teams match up for the third time this season. The Mercury defeated the Liberty 106-91 in their last matchup on June 28. Satou Sabally<\/a> led the Mercury with 25 points, and Breanna Stewart<\/a> led the Liberty with 17 points.<\/p>\n TOP PERFORMERS: Stewart is scoring 19.6 points per game with 6.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists for the Liberty. Sabrina Ionescu<\/a> is averaging 14.1 points and 5.7 assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n Sabally is averaging 18.8 points and 7.3 rebounds for the Mercury. Alyssa Thomas<\/a> is averaging 15.1 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n LAST 10 GAMES: Liberty: 6-4, averaging 85.3 points, 33.7 rebounds, 21.6 assists, 8.0 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.2 points per game.<\/p>\n Mercury: 6-4, averaging 87.6 points, 35.7 rebounds, 22.5 assists, 7.9 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.9 points.<\/p>\n INJURIES: Liberty: None listed.<\/p>\n