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Marina Mabrey, playing against her former team
for the first time after being acquired by the Sun last month,
came off the bench to score a game-high 24 points on 9-of-13
shooting. DeWanna Bonner added 15 and Brionna Jones also tallied
12 points.
Carter scored 19 points to lead four players in double figures
for the Sky, while Kamilla Cardoso added 18 on 8-of-11 shooting.
Lindsay Allen contributed 14 points and six assists, and rookie
Angel Reese collected 13 points plus 20 rebounds for her 21st
double-double.
Reese made WNBA history by becoming the first player to log
back-to-back 20-rebound games. She grabbed 20 boards against the
Phoenix Mercury on Sunday
Chicago led by as many as six points on three different
occasions in the fourth quarter and still owned an 80-77 edge
when Reese made two foul shots with 1:52 remaining. But it came
up dry on its final four possessions.
Chicago jumped out to a 14-9 lead before Carter was called for a
flagrant 1 foul on a Mabrey post-up. That sparked an 8-3 burst
from Connecticut to end the quarter that included Mabrey's
second 3-pointer of the period.
The Sun seized on that momentum and established a comfortable
lead in the second quarter. Mabrey kept her roll going with a
pair of 3-pointers and a floater that helped her new team head
to intermission with a 45-35 advantage.
The Sky made their move in the third quarter. Reese got going
after a scoreless first half for nine points as they scored 29
in the period. When Allen converted a layup with 2.9 seconds
left, Chicago took a 64-63 edge to the final 10 minutes.
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