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Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury are playing some of their best basketball in the final weeks of the regular season, most notably on the defensive side of the court.The Mercury have returned from the Olympic break and won three straight games, holding their last two opponents to under 70 points. That could spell trouble for the offensively challenged Connecticut Sun on Friday night, when Phoenix visits Mohegan Sun Arena.The Sun (10-17) are 10th in the WNBA in scoring, averaging 84.3 points per game. But, like the Mercury, Connecticut is playing well down the stretch. The Sun have won two of three since returning from the Olympic break, including an impressive 84-80 victory over the league-leading Minnesota Lynx.Connecticut has moved into 10th place in the league standing and is just a game behind eighth-place Seattle for the final postseason spot. The Sun, however, will be shorthanded in the final seven games of the regular season.Rookie forward Morgan Tuck, the third overall pick, will miss the rest of the season after injuring her knee in Sundays win over the Atlanta Dream.I feel terrible for Morgan that she will not be able to complete her first WNBA season on the court, Sun coach Curt Miller said on the teams website. She has a tremendous future with the Sun, and I am confident she will approach the rehabilitation process like the champion she is. I cant wait to have her back with us next year.To help fill the void, Connecticut signed forward Asia Taylor, a 2014 draft pick of the Minnesota Lynx. The Sun will need all the help they can get in order to slow down the surging Mercury.Taurasi, the fourth-leading scorer in the WNBA, and Brittney Griner have been fueling Phoenixs push up the league standings. The Mercury (13-14) sit in sixth place and could realistically finish as high as fourth. 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The Hornets have enjoyed a steady return to top-flight football this season and, as well as ensuring their Premier League status for the next campaign, will face Crystal Palace in the FA Cup semi-final on Sunday.Capoue believes Flores will take Watford to greater heights, having become familiar with his squad over the season. Can the team improve? Of course, because its our first season. We are a new team in the Premier League, said Capoue.We expected to have a good year but we have had a very good one with a lot of new players.Now he knows everyone and new players will come in next season to reach another step in the Premier League, so why not?Flores position as head coach is apparently under threat, with Watford owner Gino Pozzo believed to be considering another change following a run of just three league wins since the turn of the year. 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