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New York Liberty<\/a> (24-17, 13-5 Eastern Conference) at Seattle Storm<\/a> (22-20, 11-12 Western Conference)<\/p>\n Seattle; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n BOTTOM LINE: New York Liberty will try to stop its five-game road slide when the Liberty visit Seattle Storm.<\/p>\n The Storm are 9-11 on their home court. Seattle is 12-7 in games decided by 10 points or more.<\/p>\n The Liberty have gone 8-12 away from home. New York has a 3-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.<\/p>\n Seattle’s average of 7.6 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.7 fewer made shots on average than the 8.3 per game New York gives up. New York has shot at a 45.2% clip from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points greater than the 44.3% shooting opponents of Seattle have averaged.<\/p>\n The teams play for the third time this season. The Storm won the last meeting 79-70 on July 6, with Gabby Williams<\/a> scoring 16 points in the win.<\/p>\n TOP PERFORMERS: Williams is averaging 11.9 points, 4.2 assists and 2.3 steals for the Storm. Nneka Ogwumike<\/a> is averaging 19.4 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n Sabrina Ionescu<\/a> is averaging 18.8 points and 5.4 assists for the Liberty. Emma Meesseman<\/a> is averaging 13.7 points and 5.6 rebounds while shooting 58.9% over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n LAST 10 GAMES: Storm: 6-4, averaging 84.2 points, 28.6 rebounds, 21.2 assists, 8.6 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.2 points per game.<\/p>\n Liberty: 4-6, averaging 78.5 points, 31.5 rebounds, 21.0 assists, 5.9 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.8 points.<\/p>\n