Atlanta Dream at Chicago Sky
· WNBA Commissioner's CupTina Charles scores 22, Dream start hot and beat Sky 89-80
Allisha Gray scored 14 points for Atlanta (5-4) and Aerial Powers 11. Rhyne Howard finished with 10 points, 10 assists and six rebounds.
Diamond DeShields hit a pull-up jumper to make it 4-2 a minute into the game but Chicago missed six consecutive shots and committed three turnovers as the Dream ripped off a 15-2 run — capped when Gray made back-to-back 3-pointers — before Angel Reese made a layup that cut the Sky's deficit to 17-8 almost five minutes later.
Atlanta (5-4) hit 12 of 22 from the field in the first quarter and led 29-15 going into the second.
Reese finished with 13 points, 13 rebounds and five steals. The 6-foot-3 rookie had her third consecutive double-double and her fourth of the season for Chicago (4-6). Kamilla Cardoso and Dana Evans also scored 13 points apiece and Marina Mabrey added 12.
Lindsay Allen converted a three-point play to cap a 7-0 spurt and cut the Sky's deficit to 78-75 midway through the fourth quarter but Charles answered with two free throws. Parker-Tyus followed with a layup and then two free throws and Howard hit a deep 3-pointer that made it 87-79 with 1:42 left.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 89 - 80 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 89 - 80 | |
4th 6.0 | Angel Reese makes free throw 2 of 2 | 89 - 80 | |
4th 6.0 | Sky offensive team rebound | 89 - 79 | |
4th 6.0 | Angel Reese misses free throw 1 of 2 | 89 - 79 |
Statistics
ATL | CHI | |
---|---|---|
31-68 | FG | 29-60 |
45.6 | Field Goal % | 48.3 |
6-16 | 3PT | 3-11 |
37.5 | Three Point % | 27.3 |
21-23 | FT | 19-21 |
91.3 | Free Throw % | 90.5 |
31 | Rebounds | 29 |
11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
20 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
22 | Assists | 17 |
14 | Steals | 8 |
4 | Blocks | 2 |
13 | Turnovers | 20 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 26 |
7 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
36 | Points in Paint | 36 |
20 | Fouls | 21 |
18 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 8,804 · Capacity:
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | - | 8 | L1 | 0.8 | 32 |
Connecticut | 4 | 12 | W1 | 0.7 | 28 |
Indiana | 12 | 20 | L1 | 0.5 | 20 |
Atlanta | 17 | 25 | W3 | 0.375 | 15 |
Washington | 18 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
Chicago | 19 | 27 | L5 | 0.325 | 13 |
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