After dropping three consecutive games, the Connecticut Sun are looking to finish strong, and that bid starts with a home game Saturday afternoon against the Phoenix Mercury in Uncasville, Conn.
Connecticut (10-31), is 5-5 in its last 10 games and has given up 88 points or more in all three of its losses during this skid.
"We have to play with more energy, more consistency," Sun head coach Rachid Meziane said after Wednesday's 88-64 road loss to Chicago. "We have to put players who want to win on the floor. Now, it's about saving our image."
It won't be easy facing the playoff-bound Mercury (27-14), who have won six in a row.
One of their keys to success has been the way they handle themselves in pressure moments, including in Thursday's 75-69 win over the Washington Mystics. Satou Sab