Phoenix Mercury (20-13, 10-8 Western Conference) at Golden State Valkyries (18-16, 7-10 Western Conference)

San Francisco; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Veronica Burton and the Golden State Valkyries host Alyssa Thomas and the Phoenix Mercury.

The Valkyries have gone 7-10 against Western Conference opponents. Golden State has an 8-13 record against teams above .500.

The Mercury are 10-8 against Western Conference teams. Phoenix has a 9-6 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

Golden State scores 77.8 points per game, 2.0 fewer points than the 79.8 Phoenix allows. Phoenix averages 9.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 more makes per game than Golden State allows.

The teams meet for the third time this season. The Mercury won 78-77 in the last matchup on July 15.

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