The Chicago Sky (9-14) started strong against the New York Liberty (20-4), jumping out to a 10-3 lead. The home team was shooting the ball extremely well, particularly from the 3-point line. They also were crashing the boards and stifling the Liberty at the perimeter.
The Sky seemed poised for a potential victory. Until the second quarter.
The Liberty, who were without reigning WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart, would go on to outscore the Sky 29-13 in the second period to take a 43-34 lead at the half. The sharp shooting of Sabrina Ionescu (28 points, six assists, three rebounds), post play of Jonquel Jones (14 points, nine rebounds, seven assists), 3-point shooting of Leonie Fiebich (13 points, three 3-pointers) and high-field goal percentage of Ivana Dojkic (12 points, 80 percent shooting) was hard to contend with. Chicago looked fatigued and out of sorts after a fast start. The Sky also experienced some uncanniness on the part of some of their top talent. Most notably from Chennedy Carter. She didn’t play the entire third quarter and she didn’t score until the midway point of the fourth quarter.
After clawing their way back in the third quarter, the Sky seemed poised for a comeback. The 3-point shooting of Marina Mabrey, dynamic duo of Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso in…
