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Chicago Sky<\/a> (9-28, 3-15 Eastern Conference) at Phoenix Mercury<\/a> (23-14, 13-9 Western Conference)<\/p>\n Phoenix; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n BOTTOM LINE: Chicago Sky takes on the Phoenix Mercury after Ariel Atkins<\/a> scored 30 points in the Sky’s 79-74 loss to the Las Vegas Aces<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Mercury are 12-6 in home games. Phoenix is fifth in the WNBA<\/a> averaging 83.2 points and is shooting 43.4% from the field.<\/p>\n The Sky are 4-13 in road games. Chicago has a 0-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.<\/p>\n Phoenix averages 83.2 points per game, 3.0 fewer points than the 86.2 Chicago allows. Chicago has shot at a 42.2% clip from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points fewer than the 42.5% shooting opponents of Phoenix have averaged.<\/p>\n The teams play for the fourth time this season. The Mercury won the last matchup 83-67 on Aug. 3. Kahleah Copper<\/a> scored 25 points to help lead the Mercury to the victory.<\/p>\n TOP PERFORMERS: Satou Sabally<\/a> is averaging 16.9 points and 6.3 rebounds for the Mercury. Copper is averaging 15.3 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n