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Los Angeles Sparks<\/a> (9-14, 3-10 Western Conference) at Connecticut Sun<\/a> (3-19, 2-7 Eastern Conference)<\/p>\n Uncasville, Connecticut; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n BOTTOM LINE: Connecticut Sun looks to break its three-game slide when the Sun take on Los Angeles Sparks.<\/p>\n The Sun are 2-8 on their home court. Connecticut ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference in rebounding with 31.0 rebounds. Olivia Nelson-Ododa<\/a> paces the Sun with 6.0 boards.<\/p>\n The Sparks are 6-6 on the road. Los Angeles ranks second in the WNBA<\/a> scoring 38.8 points per game in the paint led by Dearica Hamby<\/a> averaging 12.4.<\/p>\n Connecticut’s average of 5.9 made 3-pointers per game is 3.3 fewer made shots on average than the 9.2 per game Los Angeles allows. Los Angeles has shot at a 45.3% clip from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points fewer than the 46.4% shooting opponents of Connecticut have averaged.<\/p>\n The teams square off for the second time this season. The Sparks won 92-88 in the last meeting on July 13. Kelsey Plum<\/a> led the Sparks with 23 points, and Bria Hartley<\/a> led the Sun with 25 points.<\/p>\n