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Seattle Storm (4-14, 4-6 Western Conference) at Washington Mystics (10-8, 6-6 Eastern Conference)

Washington; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Seattle will aim to break its three-game road slide when the Storm take on Washington.

Las Vegas Aces forward A'ja Wilson, center, goes up to shoot between Connecticut Sun forwards Olivia Nelson-Ododa (10) and Liz Dixon, right, during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Saturday, July 1, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

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Dallas Wings forward Satou Sabally brings the ball up during the team's WNBA basketball game against the Phoenix Mercury, June 7, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. Satou and Nyara Sabally were never competitive against each other growing up in Germany. Their mom made sure of that. The sisters, two years apart in age, will play against each other for the first time ever when Dallas visits New York on Sunday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Natasha Howard made two free throws with less than a second to play and the Dallas Wings handed the Las Vegas Aces just their second loss, pulling out an 80-78 win.

Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24) celebrates after making a basket during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Seattle Storm, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

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FILE - Dallas Wings guard Odyssey Sims works against the Phoenix Mercury during a WNBA basketball game, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. Seven years ago, Odyssey Sims was the hometown girl and co-star of the Dallas Wings, helping introduce the WNBA to a new Texas market. Five teams and the birth of a child later, Sims is on her second contract of the season in a return to the Wings, mature enough to call the younger version of herself a bad teammate while knowing she has to be a good one for the current faces of the franchise, Arike Ogunbowale and Satou Sabally. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

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The Mystics are 6-2 in home games. Washington is seventh in the WNBA with 80.7 points and is shooting 42.5% from the field.

The Storm are 2-5 on the road. Seattle is fourth in the Western Conference with 34.4 rebounds per game led by Ezi Magbegor averaging 8.4.

The teams play for the third time this season. The Mystics won the last matchup 71-65 on June 11. Natasha Cloud scored 19 points to help lead the Mystics to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Elena Delle Donne is averaging 18.2 points and six rebounds for the Mystics. Ariel Atkins is averaging 14.8 points over the last 10 games for Washington.

Jewell Loyd is averaging 24.9 points and 3.2 assists for the Storm. Magbegor is averaging 15.0 points over the last 10 games for Seattle.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mystics: 5-5, averaging 84.9 points, 31.7 rebounds, 19.0 assists, 6.8 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.2 points per game.

Storm: 2-8, averaging 82.1 points, 34.6 rebounds, 18.4 assists, 6.3 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 89.5 points.

INJURIES: Mystics: Shakira Austin: out (hip), Kristi Toliver: out (plantar fasciitis), Natasha Cloud: out (ankle).

Storm: None listed.