Tempo take on the Liberty on 5-game skid

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New York Liberty (25-16, 12-5 Eastern Conference) at Toronto Tempo (11-30, 5-12 Eastern Conference)

Toronto; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto Tempo heads into the matchup with New York Liberty as losers of five straight games.

The Tempo are 5-12 against conference opponents. Toronto is 5- when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 13.9 turnovers per game.

The Liberty are 12-5 in Eastern Conference play. New York is eighth in the WNBA scoring 38.6 points per game in the paint led by Breanna Stewart averaging 11.4.

Toronto's average of 9.6 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.5 more made shots on average than the 9.1 per game New York gives up. New York averages 89.9 points per game, 4.1 fewer than the 94.0 Toronto gives up to opponents.

The teams square off for the third time this season. The Tempo won the last meeting 93-91 on July 12, with Marina Mabrey scoring 30 points in the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Julie Allemand is averaging 6.3 points and 5.5 assists for the Tempo. Kiki Rice is averaging 15.9 points over the last 10 games.

Stewart is averaging 20.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Liberty. Marine Johannes is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tempo: 1-9, averaging 82.5 points, 33.8 rebounds, 18.2 assists, 5.9 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 94.9 points per game.

Liberty: 7-3, averaging 89.5 points, 37.5 rebounds, 20.9 assists, 6.8 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 84.0 points.

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

Liberty: Satou Sabally: out for season (head).

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