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Seattle led the New York Liberty heading into
the fourth quarter, then got outscored 32-22 over the final 10
minutes in an 86-82 defeat on Tuesday.
All-Star Jewell Loyd carried the Storm with 32 points but, once
again, it wasn't enough.
"This game felt different for us," Loyd said. "We made some
adjustments coming into the game that will be beneficial for us
moving forward. Down the stretch we just didn't close it out."
Seattle (4-19) actually built an 18-point advantage early in the
second half, but New York sliced the advantage to single digits
before the third quarter ended.
"Bad offense and turning the ball over," Storm coach Noelle
Quinn said of the second-half collapse. "They transitioned
early. There's synergy between our offense and defense. A lot of
times if we're not taking good shots, that doesn't get our
defense back. During the midst of it, just a lot of bad
offense."
The Sky (9-14) haven't played much better of late. They have
dropped five of their last six contests, with the lone victory
coming at the Storm's expense. They won at Seattle on Saturday
90-75 behind Kahleah Copper's 29 points.
Copper poured in a career-high 37 points on Tuesday but Chicago
couldn't match the offensive power of league-leader Las Vegas,
which had a trio of players exceed 20 points in its 107-95
victory.
"They punished us for every little mistake we made," Sky interim
coach Emre Vatansever said.
The Sky gave up 22 fast-break points and allowed 50 points in
the paint. The Aces also made 24 of their 27 free-throw
attempts.
"When teams are penetrating and getting in the paint, you want
to force them to make tough shots," Chicago center Elizabeth
Williams said. "If we could reduce some of the free throws and
fast-break points, that would have put us in a better position."
--Field Level Media
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