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Chicago Sky pull off thrilling comeback over Indiana Fever as Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark nab double-doubles
Indiana Fever vs. Chicago Sky has change into one of the vital anticipated WNBA matchups within the league, and it didn’t disappoint on Sunday.
The matchup, that includes the costliest WNBA seats on document, ended with the Sky profitable 88-87 after an exciting second-half comeback. It got here only one week after the Fever beat the Sky with a powerful 91-83 win.
The primary half this Sunday was extremely tight, with seven ties and eight lead adjustments between the 2 groups. The second had each groups widening the hole, however just for so lengthy: Chicago got here out swinging within the second half, occurring a 9-0 run to open the half, however the Fever rapidly caught up.
Because the third quarter completed, Indiana started pulling away, up by as many as 15 in that interval. However Chicago surged close to the top to chop that lead in half heading into the fourth.
The Sky scraped again to a tie recreation, 82-82, with three minutes left within the fourth quarter. With a minute remaining, and the rating tied at 84-84, Angel Reese hit a go-ahead layup to offer Chicago the lead for good. Although Indiana had a number of alternatives to take the lead within the closing seconds because of a sequence of missed Chicago free throws, the Sky held on for the win.
Caitlin Clark and Reese, Indiana and Chicago’s prime rookies, respectively, every picked up a double-double, in several stats. Clark ended with 17 factors and 13 assists, whereas Reese picked up 25 factors — a profession excessive — and 16 rebounds. The sport marked Reese’s eighth straight double-double, extending her document as the one rookie to realize the feat, and making her simply the third individual within the league to succeed in the milestone.
Seven of Clark’s assists went to Aliyah Boston, who ended with 18 factors. Guard Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever in factors with 24, going 5-for-10 on 3-pointers.
Reese led the Sky in factors, adopted by Chennedy Carter, who had an enormous recreation with 23 factors and 5 assists. Kamilla Cardoso, the opposite Sky rookie, earned a double-double of her personal with 16 factors and 10 rebounds.
Sunday’s loss to the Sky breaks a four-game profitable streak for the Fever, who play Thursday towards the Seattle Storm. Chicago, nevertheless, will take the boldness increase forward of Thursday’s matchup towards the defending champion Las Vegas Aces, who’re on the rise after a sluggish begin to the season.
Indiana and Chicago will face one another for the fourth and last time this season on Aug. 30 in one other dwelling recreation for the Sky. Indiana leads the season sequence 2-1.
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