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| The Indiana Fever Try to Snap Losing Streak Against the Chicago Sky |
Although the Indiana Fever are tied for the most wins in the WNBA, they’ve lost three in a row and have dropped out of the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Hosting the Chicago Sky may help them get back on track, as Indiana seeks its 10th consecutive home victory in the series Thursday night. The Fever (10-6) suffered an 84-74 defeat to Atlanta on Tuesday and fell percentage points behind Connecticut in the East. All-Star Tamika Catchings scored 22 points and Erin Phillips added a career-high 21, but Katie Douglas finished with four and shot 1 for 8. Reserve Jessica Davenport was the only other Indiana player in double figures with 12 points. “The thing about us, we win when we have balanced scoring,” coach Lin Dunn said. “We want five to six players in double figures.” The Fever had three such players in its season opener June 4, when they beat the Sky 65-57. That extended Indiana’s home win streak against Chicago to nine and its overall run versus to the Sky to six. The Fever appear to have a good chance to extend those streaks, given their 7-2 home mark and Chicago’s 1-6 record on the road. The Sky have won two of their last three, however, having defeated Seattle 78-69 on Tuesday. Sylvia Fowles, the league’s leading scorer at 20.6 points per game, had 24 points and nine rebounds to lift Chicago (8-8). Epiphanny Prince, named to the All-Star team along with Fowles, added 23 points and three steals. “It was really important for us to help her,” Prince said of Fowles. “If the guards can hit outside shots, than (Fowles) can play one on one down there so we always need to contribute when we can.” Prince is averaging 16.6 points and leads the league with 3.3 steals a game. Her strong performance Tuesday followed a three-game stretch in which she shot 4 of 16 twice and averaged 10.0 points. “I think she got her mojo back,” Fowles said of Prince. “That’s what we need from her every night and I’m glad she helped us get this win.” Prince scored a game-high 20 points but Fowles was held to 10 in the June loss to the Fever. Prince likely will match up with Douglas, who scored 19 points in that meeting. Douglas is averaging 14.9 points, though she’s averaged 8.7 and shot 33.3 percent over her last three games. Catchings scored 15 points in the clubs’ first meeting, teaming with Douglas to keep Chicago’s defense off balance. “If Tamika and I are coming off pick and rolls or what not, the defense tends to have a lot of double-teams against us, so she definitely loosens things up for us out there,” Douglas said. The Sky’s last victory over the Fever came Sept. 10, 2009, by an 86-79 score in Chicago. The Fever are primed for the picking and the Sky get a rare win. WNBA Picks: Chicago Sky Bet WNBA all season long at BetPhoenix. This online sportsbook has the best odds and wagering opportunities in the WNBA regular season all the way up to the Finals. 
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The Indiana Fever will host the Chicago Sky with hopes of getting back on the winning track.
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