After a heartbreaking 82-80 road loss to the title-contending Connecticut Sun Friday night, the Chicago Sky can look forward to a three-game homestand, starting with Sunday’s battle against the reigning WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces.
One of the focal points for the Sky (11-17) is to not back down, no matter the opponent. Chicago put that on display against the Sun, overcoming a 10-point halftime deficit to take a one-point lead (64-63) going into the fourth.
The Sky will need that same type of attitude against the Aces (17-11), who have dropped their past two games. Chicago also has lost two in a row.
The teams were tied at 17 after one period but the Sun took a 45-35 at the half.
Chennedy Carter led the Sky with 19 points, Kamilla Cardoso scored a career-high 18 points and star rookie Angel Reese tied her career-high mark of 20 rebounds to go along with 13 points. She’s the first player in league history to have back-to-back 20-rebound performances.
The Aces are coming off an 87-74 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Friday despite 24 points from A’ja Wilson, who is pouring in 26.8 points per game this year.
Las Vegas cut a 17-point deficit in the third quarter to four with 6:14 left in the game but never got closer.
The Aces have their worst record this late in the year since 2019 when they were was 19-11.
Wilson isn’t concerned, however, remaining confident in herself and her team. Las Vegas is 1-1 against Chicago this year.
