Toronto faces Chicago on 11-game road slide

Toronto Tempo (11-31, 5-13 Eastern Conference) at Chicago Sky (15-27, 3-15 Eastern Conference)

Chicago; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto Tempo will try to stop its 11-game road losing streak when the Tempo face Chicago Sky.

The Sky have gone 3-15 against Eastern Conference teams. Chicago has a 3-4 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Tempo's record in Eastern Conference play is 5-13. Toronto ranks eighth in the WNBA averaging 9.5 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 34.1% from deep. Marina Mabrey leads the team averaging 3.3 makes while shooting 38.5% from 3-point range.

Chicago's average of 7.2 made 3-pointers per game is 2.6 fewer made shots on average than the 9.8 per game Toronto allows. Toronto averages 9.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than the 8.0 per game Chicago gives up.

The two teams square off for the third time this season. The Tempo defeated the Sky 85-68 in their last meeting on June 7. Brittney Sykes led the Tempo with 25 points, and Azura Stevens led the Sky with 18 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Stevens is averaging 10.6 points and 6.4 rebounds for the Sky. Kamilla Cardoso is averaging 15.3 points over the last 10 games.

Laura Juskaite is averaging 11 points for the Tempo. Kia Nurse is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sky: 3-7, averaging 80.5 points, 34.0 rebounds, 20.2 assists, 6.6 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 92.5 points per game.

Tempo: 1-9, averaging 79.9 points, 33.9 rebounds, 17.7 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 40.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 94.8 points.

INJURIES: Sky: Azura Stevens: day to day (knee), DiJonai Carrington: day to day (foot), Skylar Diggins: out for season (knee), Natasha Cloud: day to day (knee), Rickea Jackson: out for season (knee).

Tempo: Aneesah Morrow: out for season (knee), Brittney Sykes: out for season (foot), Marina Mabrey: out (adductor).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.