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Diana Taurasi is available to play for the Phoenix Mercury when they face the Indiana Fever on Friday. The upcoming matchup will be her second WNBA game as a six-time Olympic gold medalist after winning the women's basketball event with Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Taurasi played for the Mercury on Thursday as they beat the Chicago Sky 85-65 to kick off the second half of their WNBA season with a win. The three-time WNBA champion recorded 11 points, two rebounds, four assists, one steal and two blocks.
Diana Taurasi's stats vs. Indiana Fever
Diana Taurasi has played 44 games against the Indiana Fever in the regular season, winning 24. The WNBA all-time leading scorer has averaged 17.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game against the Fever in the regular season.
Taurasi has also played six playoff games against the Storm and won four, averaging 20.3 points,6.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 blocks.
Friday's matchup will be the Phoenix Mercury's third and Diana Taurasi's second encounter against the Fever this season. Indiana won both previous matchups against Phoenix, with Taurasi sitting out for the second encounter due to injury. In their first matchup, the 10x WNBA All-Star recorded 19 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Playing in her 19th WNBA season, Taurasi is averaging 15.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists while shooting 40.0% from the field and 37.0% from beyond the arc.
Ahead of the contest, the Mercury are sixth in the WNBA standings with a 14-12 record and have won six of their last 10 matchups. They are riding a two-game winning streak after beating the Chicago Sky on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Fever are seventh in the standings with an 11-15 record and have won five of their last 10 outings.
On Friday, Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury will look to snap their 0-2 record against the Indiana Fever this season.
How to watch Phoenix Mercury vs. Indiana Fever?
The Mercury-Fever matchup is scheduled to tip off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indiana. The game will air live on ION and will also be available to live stream via FuboTV and the WNBA League Pass.
