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Chicago (11-16) played on back-to-back days on
the road after winning 90-86 on Saturday at the Los Angeles
Sparks.
The Sky trailed by as many as 20 in the first half before the
Mercury led 52-35 at halftime behind Diana Taurasi's 15 points.
Taurasi finished with 23 points and five assists and Brittney
Griner had 18 points.
Monique Billings, signed earlier Sunday to a seven-day contract,
added 13 points and eight rebounds.
Kahleah Copper, who had 29 points in the Mercury's win at
Chicago on Thursday, finished with seven points on 2-for-11
shooting from the field.
Angel Reese led the Sky with 19 points and a career-high 20
rebounds.
The rookie has 20 career double-doubles after 27 games, the
fastest rate at the start of a career in WNBA history.
Chennedy Carter finished with 16 points, six rebounds and six
assists and Kamilla Cardoso finished with 12 points.
Phoenix outscored Chicago 11-3 in the first quarter to take a
22-11 lead with four minutes left.
The Mercury built a 32-19 lead by the end of the first quarter.
Taurasi had 12 points in the first quarter on 3-of-5 shooting
from the field while making all five of her free-throw attempts.
Phoenix scored the first seven points of the second quarter,
capped by a put-back by Billings to increase the lead to 39-19
with 7:02 remaining until halftime.
After Griner made a layup on the first possession of the second
half, giving Phoenix a 54-35 lead, Chicago responded with a 12-0
run.
A jump shot by Carter with 6:03 left in the third cut the lead
to 54-47.
Phoenix responded by scoring 11 unanswered points to build a
69-50 lead at the end of the third quarter.
In that game-clinching run, Natasha Cloud and Griner each had
four points while Chicago missed seven consecutive shots and
committed three turnovers.
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