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Alyssa Thomas had 10 points, 15 assists, seven
rebounds, three steals and two blocks for the Mercury. Thomas
moved past Tamika Catchings (1,488) into 12th place in WNBA
history with 1,503 career assists. The five-time All-Star became
the first player in WNBA history with at least 10 points, five
assists and five rebounds in each of the first five games of a
season.
Kathryn Westbeld and Monique Akoa Makani — who was a game-time
decision due to illness — scored 13 points apiece and combined
to hit five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter for the Mercury.
Angel Reese had 13 points and 15 rebounds for the Sky. Ariel
Atkins added a season-high 21 points, Kamilla Cardoso had 16
points and nine rebounds and Courtney Vandersloot finished with
15 points and 11 assists. Kia Nurse, who went into the game
shooting 6.6% (1 of 15) from beyond the arc this season, scored
14 points, including four 3s.
Vandersloot made a layup about four minutes into the third
quarter that gave the Sky a 16-point lead, but Laksa hit a
3-pointer with 3:08 left in the period to cap a 12-2 run before
Chicago took a 71-67 lead into the fourth.
Sabally made a driving layup with about seven minutes to play
that gave the Mercury its first lead since the opening minutes
at 74-73. Akoa Makani and Laksa hit back-to-back 3-pointers to
give the Mercury the lead for good at 80-75 with five minutes to
go.
Up next
The Mercury play host to unbeaten Minnesota on Friday.
The Sky return home to take on Dallas on Thursday.
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