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Chennedy Carter led Chicago (13-22) with 28
points and six assists. Starting in place of Reese, Isabelle
Harrison scored 21 points and added nine rebounds, while Kamilla
Cardoso had 10 points and 11 boards, helping fill in the
rebounding void left by Reese's absence.
Despite starting the fourth quarter with a 24-point deficit,
Dallas (9-26) battled back and cut 10 points off the deficit
with 3:49 remaining. However, Chicago kept the game out of reach
for the Wings, never allowing its lead to dip below 13 the rest
of the way.
Overall, the Wings' defense couldn't handle Chicago or adjust to
its blistering pace of 23 fastbreak points to 14 for Dallas.
It wasn't all positive for the Sky as former All-Star Diamond
DeShields suffered an injury early in the fourth. After a layup
by Kalani Brown, DeShields fell to the court holding her ankle
and sat out the rest of the game.
Chicago came out of the gate quickly, building a two-possession
lead within the first three minutes. The Sky achieved it by
attacking the basket, especially Carter, who scored 11 points in
the first quarter. Those drives to the basket also put the Sky
at the foul line 12 times in the first half compared to five for
the Wings.
Meanwhile, Chicago's defense pressured the Wings into bad shots.
The Wings were outshot 52.8 percent to 37.8 percent in the first
half and would've trailed by 20 if not for back-to-back jumpers
by Arike Ogunbowale before the break.
Ogunbowale posted 23 points for Dallas while Natasha Howard
scored 17 points and Satou Sabally added 12 points, with both
adding six rebounds apiece.
With the win and the Atlanta Dream's loss to the Indiana Fever
earlier Sunday, the Sky hold a one-game lead over the Dream for
the eighth and final playoff spot with five games remaining.
--Field Level Media
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