For a second straight season, the 3-point arc has become the Chicago Sky’s greatest enemy. But this year, the phenomenon is occurring on the opposite side of the court.

The Sky have (mostly) straightened out their 3-point scoring woes with the acquisition of a slew of shooters and a revamp of their offense. But they face a new challenge on defense — the Sky simply can’t stop opponents from getting hot from behind the arc.

In the first six games, opponents averaged a league-high 11.2 baskets from 3-point range against the Sky while shooting 42.1% — the highest efficiency in the WNBA. Those 33.6 points per game represent 36.5% of the total offense scored against the Sky. And with the Sky averaging only 22.5 points off 3s, they simply can’t keep up.

“When we’re giving really good shooters

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