Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky
· Women's National Basketball Association
Angel Reese scores 24, Sky ends 7-game skid with 92-78 victory over Sparks
Reese made 9 of 15 shots with a 3-pointer and all five of her free throws as Chicago (12-22) remained tied with the Atlanta Dream for the final spot in the postseason with six games remaining.
Chennedy Carter finished with 15 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in her return for the Sky. Carter had not played since Aug. 25 due to health and safety protocols. Kamilla Cardoso totaled 12 points and nine boards.
Dearica Hamby had 21 points, five assists and four steals to lead Los Angeles (7-27), which has lost three in a row and 10 of its last 11. Rookie Rickea Jackson added 17 points and six rebounds.
Jackson's layup gave Los Angeles a 19-13 lead with 2:43 left in the first quarter. Diamond DeShields and Rachel Banham hit back-to-back 3-pointers to pull Chicago even. Hamby made 1 of 2 free throws with three seconds left to give the Sparks a 20-19 lead.
Banham had nine points by halftime on 3-for-3 shooting from beyond the arc and Carter also scored nine to help Chicago build a 48-42 lead.
Reese took over in the third quarter, scoring 11 points to push Chicago's lead to 75-61.
The Sparks fell to 2-16 on the road this season. Chicago won for just the fifth time in 17 home games. The Sky won all three matchups with the Sparks this season.
UP NEXT
Los Angeles: Sparks return home to play the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.
Chicago: Sky host the Dallas Wings on Sunday.
Regular Season Series
CHI wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 92 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 92 |
| 4th 12.2 |  |
Li Yueru makes free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 92 |
| 4th 12.2 | |
Li Yueru makes free throw 1 of 2 | 77 - 92 |
| 4th 12.2 |  |
Brianna Turner personal foul | 76 - 92 |
Statistics
 LA |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-66 | FG | 36-70 |
| 43.9 | Field Goal % | 51.4 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 25.0 | Three Point % | 43.8 |
| 15-20 | FT | 13-14 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 92.9 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 23 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 9,025 · Capacity:
Minnesota
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Seattle
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Dallas2023-24 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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