Valkyries ride to win 29 points of Kayla Thornton on Sky

Kayla Thornton put a career-high 29 points and Golden State Volcaries took advantage of the absence of Chicago Standout Kamila Cardoso to visit Sky 83-78 on Friday night.

Away from the team to represent Brazil in the US competition, Angel Reez scored 17 points and 18 rebounds for Chicago, leading 64–61, with a reesz to go with 7:20 after the recipe.

Valkyries (8–7) counters to go up to nine by scoring the next 12 points on a pair of 3-pointers by Kate Martin.

Another trimmed by Reese was the sky (4–11) within 79–76 with 32.4 seconds, but the Golden State won the sixth win in the last eight matches by Tiffany Hayes three free throw and the sixth win with one by a Cattyin chain.

Thornton, who had not scored more than 22 points in his 10-year WNBA career for four teams before, hit eight of his 15 shots and four of their seven 3-point attempts. She also went to 9-for-10 on the free-thro line, where Volcaries took advantage of 20–13 scoring.

Hayes selected to go with a game-high-tie four assistance with 13 points. Martin had 11 points and is a season-best 10 for chains, who now defeated Indiana fever, Connecticut Sun and Chicago on five game homestands that end on Sunday against Seattle Storm.

Laeticia Amihere had a team-high rebound from the bench for the Golden State, which remained four regularly, which either competing in the Eurobacket tournament or resting after completing the international program.

Reese shot only 7-for-16 for Chicago, who was in the game by shooting 13-for-33 beyond the 3-point arch. Kia Nurse drilled five 3-pointers in 11, which is responsible for its 17-point majority from the bench, while Rachel Banam scored three for 11 points by three deep routes.

Ariel Atkins ended with a team-high 20 points and a team-high-tie three assistants for Sky, who have lost seven of their last nine matches.

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