Cappie Pondexter is making everyone forget about teammate Diana Taurasi.
The guard dropped a career-high 29 points in a 95-80 win over Connecticut on Tuesday, draining 12-of-18 shots. The win improved the Mercury to 6-0 against the Eastern Conference this season. The performance by Pondexter was especially big for Taurasi (17 points), who still is finding her rhythm after returning from a two-game suspension.
"I didn't have the best offensive outing the last game, so I just wanted to come out focused and give my team some energy today," Pondexter said. "We're very focused on this road trip. We want to start the second half off right, and these games are very important."
Atlanta is 5-3 straight up at home this season, but has won just four of its past 10 overall and is allowing nearly 82 points per game.
Pick: Mercury
Connecticut Sun at Indiana Fever (-4.5, 143.5)
Do the Sun have the Fever’s number?
Indiana easily handled Connecticut to the tune of a 14-point win earlier this year, but the Sun stunned the entire league by posting a 67-61 win over the Fever to snap their franchise-record 11-game win streak.
In the win, the Sun were paced by Lindsay Whalen, who had 15 points, eight rebounds and six assists. But the Sun needed every ounce of Whalen’s effort, thanks to her team's season-high 26 turnovers.
"The fact that they got 50 percent of their points off our turnovers is incredible," Sun coach Mike Thibault said after the game. "We lead the league in fewest turnovers, but on nights we have them, we throw them around. We should start autographing them for the people in the stands. It's terrible."
Look for the Fever to make the most of the Sun’s errors this time, and the final result to look much more like the team’s first meeting
Lady luck 7/30
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