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Las Vegas cruised to the victory without guard
Kelsey Plum, the team's second-leading scorer and an Olympic
gold medalist at the 2024 Paris Games. Plum was out with a right
ankle injury.
Michaela Onyenwere had 15 points and Kamilla Cardoso scored 14
for Chicago. Dana Evans supplied 13 points and Angel Reese
chipped in 12 points and 16 rebounds for the Sky (11-22), who
lost their seventh consecutive game as they try to hold on to
the final playoff spot.
Leading scorer Chennedy Carter missed her fourth consecutive
contest for Chicago because of health and safety protocol.
The Aces led by 16 at halftime but saw Chicago get as close as
60-49 in the third quarter following a string of eight
unanswered points from the Sky. Las Vegas built the lead to
68-51 by the end of the third, and the Aces were up by at least
10 for the entirety of the fourth.
Young had five points and an assist during an 8-0 run that gave
the Aces a 17-6 lead. But Las Vegas went scoreless for the final
3:17 of the first quarter, and Chicago scored the final seven
points of the period to get within 17-13.
The Aces ended the scoring drought just 12 seconds into the
second quarter, and they quickly found themselves up 30-13 with
6:53 left in the first half after Gray drove the lane for a
layup.
Onyenwere provided the Sky with their first points of the second
quarter, converting a layup of her own at the 6:01 mark. Las
Vegas took a 47-31 cushion into the break.
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