Portland at Chicago

Chicago is home tonight against Portland after a brutal 29-point road loss at Connecticut on Monday, a 23-percent-from-the-field performance that was ugly but doesn't define what they look like in their own building. Portland hasn't played in six days, and for an expansion team at 8-9 still finding its road legs, that kind of layoff creates rhythm questions that carry into the opening minutes. Kamilla Cardoso put up 16 points and 14 rebounds even in the blowout, giving Chicago a reliable interior anchor for this one. A shooting performance that bad on the road against one of the league's more physical defenses doesn't project forward. At home, Chicago's offense finds a more comfortable register, and at this number they don't need to look good. They just need to be better than a rusty Portland team playing its first game in nearly a week. Take Chicago.