Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso both made major contributions in helping the Chicago Sky get their first win over the Indiana Fever Sunday afternoon, and in the process they became the WNBA’s first set of rookie teammates to register 15+ points and 10+ rebounds in the same game since 1998.
“I didn’t want this one to slip out of our hands,” Reese said of the Sky’s 88-87 win that required Chicago to battle back from 15 points down in the second half. “I think we work so hard … I think just being able to have teammates that believe in you, believe in each other, have each other’s backs. I know my teammates got my back and I got their back and that’s what’s important. That’s what helped us pull it off today.”
The Fever were up by as many as 15 points, but Reese led the comeback while registering her eighth consecutive double-double with 25 points and 16 rebounds. She is just one more double-double away from tying Candace Parker’s single-season record streak from 2015.
Reese also became the first WNBA rookie to put up 25+ points and 15+ rebounds since Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson in 2018. “I love A’ja. She was mentoring me when I was at Maryland,” Reese said. “She has been somebody that I try to model my…
