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Reese paced the Sky with her WNBA-best 26th
double-double of the season while extending her all-time league
single-season rebounding record.
Chicago (12-22) remained tied with the Atlanta Dream for the
league's eighth and final playoff spot with six regular-season
games remaining.
The Dream defeated visiting Dallas earlier Friday. Atlanta is
set to host Chicago on Sept. 17.
Los Angeles (7-27) fell for the 10th time in 11 games. Dearica
Hamby led the Sparks with 21 points while Rickea Jackson had 17.
Azura Stevens contributed nine points and nine rebounds for Los
Angeles. Odyssey Sims dished six assists.
Back in the lineup after missing the past four games while in
the league's health and safety protocol, Carter helped
facilitate a balanced attack that set fell one point short of
the Sky's season high for points.
Kamilla Cardoso (12 points), Diamond DeShields (10) and Michaela
Onyenwere (10) also finished in double figures for Chicago,
which led by as many as 18 points. Cardoso added nine rebounds
as the Sky enjoyed a 35-26 edge on the glass.
Chicago trailed by one point after a sluggish first quarter but
built momentum in the second, outscoring Los Angeles 29-22 on
the way to a 48-42 halftime lead.
Jackson led all scorers with 15 points at the break while Carter
and Rachel Banham paced the Sky with nine apiece.
The Sky shot 54.3 percent in the first half compared to 43.8
percent for the Sparks, who went just 2-for-9 from long range in
the first 20 minutes.
Overall, Chicago outshot Los Angeles 51.4 percent to 43.9
percent from the field. The Sparks hit 5 of 20 from beyond the
arc, and the Sky went 7 of 16.
Chicago swept the season series from Los Angeles 3-0, winning by
10, four and 14 points.
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