Slowed by a trio of injuries to important players, the Detroit Shock struggled to put away the league's worst team at home their last time out.
Winning again at San Antonio figures to be a tougher task.
The Shock, who've never lost at the AT&T Center, will try to become just the second team to beat the Silver Stars there this year when the teams meet on Tuesday.
Detroit (12-5) played without a pair of starters and its most frequently used reserve when it held off the winless Atlanta Dream 100-92 on Sunday.
Starting guard Elaine Powell has missed seven straight games with a foot injury, while Plenette Pierson - who leads the team's bench players with 11.1 points per game - has missed the last two contests with a knee problem.
Veteran starter Cheryl Ford, who is third in the WNBA with 9.1 rebounds per game, missed her first game of the season Sunday with a knee injury. It's unclear if any of the three will play Tuesday.
If not, the Shock may need another strong performance out of Kara Braxton, who came into Sunday's game averaging 7.6 points but scored a career-high 26 off the bench. Katie Smith added 24 for Detroit.
"We knew we were down some players, so we all had to step up," Braxton said.
It may be even harder on the road, where the Shock have lost two straight and four of six after a 100-92 defeat at Chicago Saturday.
They've never lost in San Antonio, however, winning all five games there since the Silver Stars (9-6) moved from Utah before the 2003 season. The Shock won 84-79 at San Antonio on July 31, with Pierson scoring a team-high 22 points off the bench.
The Silver Stars have been much better at home this year, moving to 7-1 in San Antonio with a 73-65 win over Minnesota Saturday. They snapped a two-game slide, allowing only 10 points in the first quarter to a short-handed Lynx squad.
San Antonio forward Sophia Young led the way with 20 points, while center Ann Wauters had 14 points and 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season.
"We were working really well to play inside a lot," Young said. "I think our guards did a good job of getting the ball to us."
The Shock had won eight straight in this series before losing 71-68 at home exactly one year ago Tuesday. This is the teams' first meeting of this season.