Atlanta plays in Los Angeles, aims to end home slide

Los Angeles Sparks (4-9, 2-6 Western Conference) at Atlanta Dream (5-6, 2-4 Eastern Conference)

College Park, Georgia; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta Dream faces the Los Angeles Sparks looking to snap their three-game skid at home.

The Dream went 2-4 in home games. Atlanta is sixth in the WNBA, allowing 80.5 points per game while holding opponents to 42.3 percent shooting.

The Sparks are 1-5 on the road. Los Angeles ranks fourth in the Western Conference with 32.0% 3-point shooting.

Atlanta is shooting 40.3 percent from the field this season, which is 3.6 percentage points lower than the 43.9 percent Los Angeles allows its opponents. Los Angeles averages 77.8 points per game, which is 2.7 fewer than the 80.5 that Atlanta gives up.

The teams are facing each other for the second time this season. The Dream won 92-81 in the last meeting on May 16. Rhyne Howard led the Dream with 25 points and Kia Nurse led the Sparks with 23 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Howard scores 16.2 points per game with 4.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the Dream. Allisha Gray is averaging 15.3 points over the last 10 games.

Dearica Hamby is averaging 19.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.7 steals for the Sparks. Lexie Brown has averaged 1.3 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dream: 4-6, averaging 75.0 points, 33.6 rebounds, 18.0 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 39.3% since field. Their opponents average 80.4 points per game.

Sparks: 3-7, averaging 77.9 points, 34.8 rebounds, 19.2 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents average 84.0 points.

INJURIES: Dream: Jordin Canada: withdrawal (hand).

Sparks: Julie Allemand: out for the season (ankle), Azura Stevens: out (arm).

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

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