Portland faces Atlanta, looks to halt 3-game skid

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Portland Fire (15-23, 6-12 Western Conference) at Atlanta Dream (25-13, 11-5 Eastern Conference)

College Park, Georgia; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Portland Fire comes into the matchup with Atlanta Dream as losers of three straight games.

The Dream have gone 12-6 in home games. Atlanta ranks fourth in the WNBA giving up 85.4 points per game while holding opponents to 47.4% shooting.

The Fire are 7-12 on the road. Portland ranks eighth in the Western Conference with 30.3 rebounds per game led by Emily Engstler averaging 5.6.

Atlanta is shooting 44.0% from the field this season, 2.7 percentage points lower than the 46.7% Portland allows to opponents. Portland's 45.0% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.4 percentage points lower than Atlanta has given up to its opponents (47.4%).

The teams meet for the third time this season. In the last matchup on July 11 the Fire won 102-92 led by 17 points from Megan Gustafson, while Allisha Gray scored 20 points for the Dream.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gray is averaging 19.4 points for the Dream. Rhyne Howard is averaging 21.6 points over the last 10 games.

Bridget Carleton is averaging 14.6 points and 1.6 steals for the Fire. Gustafson is averaging 14.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dream: 7-3, averaging 95.7 points, 38.2 rebounds, 22.7 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 85.9 points per game.

Fire: 4-6, averaging 90.6 points, 32.6 rebounds, 21.6 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 92.9 points.

INJURIES: Dream: Brionna Jones: out (leg).

Fire: Serah Williams: day to day (illness), Sarah Ashlee Barker: out for season (knee), Sania Feagin: out for season (knee).

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