Washington faces Chicago, aims for 4th straight win

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Chicago Sky (16-27, 4-15 Eastern Conference) at Washington Mystics (27-16, 14-5 Eastern Conference)

Washington; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Washington Mystics seeks to extend its three-game win streak with a victory over Chicago Sky.

The Mystics have gone 14-5 against Eastern Conference opponents. Washington leads the Eastern Conference in rebounding, averaging 37.6 boards. Kiki Iriafen leads the Mystics with 9.5 rebounds.

The Sky are 4-15 against Eastern Conference opponents. Chicago is 6-12 in games decided by at least 10 points.

Washington is shooting 45.3% from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points higher than the 44.8% Chicago allows to opponents. Chicago averages 86.6 points per game, 4.1 more than the 82.5 Washington allows to opponents.

The teams square off for the third time this season. The Mystics won 110-80 in the last meeting on Sept. 18. Iriafen led the Mystics with 18 points, and Courtney Vandersloot led the Sky with 14 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Iriafen is averaging 15.3 points and 9.5 rebounds for the Mystics. Sonia Citron is averaging 13.6 points over the last 10 games.

Sydney Taylor is averaging 13.6 points for the Sky. Kamilla Cardoso is averaging 15.5 points and 8.3 rebounds while shooting 50.0% over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mystics: 8-2, averaging 90.0 points, 37.5 rebounds, 21.7 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.7 points per game.

Sky: 4-6, averaging 81.4 points, 34.0 rebounds, 21.1 assists, 6.3 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 91.3 points.

INJURIES: Mystics: Sonia Citron: out (personal).

Sky: Azura Stevens: out (knee), DiJonai Carrington: out (foot), Aicha Coulibaly: out (knee), Skylar Diggins: out for season (knee), Natasha Cloud: out (knee), Rickea Jackson: out for season (knee).

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