Rebecca Ellen scored 27 points and Angel Reese on Wednesday saw Dallas Wings 87–76 to help defeat hosts Chicago Sky with 15 points and 11 ribounds to help defeat hosts Chicago Sky.
Rachel Banam added 11 points to Chicago (6–13), which stopped the two-game losing streak, sending Dallas (6–15) for his second direct defeat.
Reese extended his double-dabble’s streak to seven games, but ended at six of his WNBA-record runs with at least 15 boards.
Akash led 15 points in the second half while shooting 50.9 percent compared to 36 percent for Dallas. The wings attracted down from the stretch within six digits before Chicago pulled.
Lee were 18 points and 10 rebounds for Euro’s wings. All-star guard Page Beukers chased with 17 points, while JJ Quinly splashed 16.
Allen finished a score of his career high from the floor, which included 5 -for -7 attempts from the long range.
Alan took a 45–37 lead in the break to Chicago, with 12 first half points on 4-5 shooting. He drilled three long jumpers in the final 2:24 of the second quarter to help them distance away from wings.
Bueckers led Dallas to seven first half points.
Along with several injuries affecting the team, including Mainstez Arik Ogunbole (left thumb) and Dijonai Carrington (Rib), Dallas introduced four miscreants for the third gradual game.
For the first time after June 24, Sky Center Kamila Cardso removed the team from the bench from the beginning. Cardoso, who helped Team Brazil for a silver medal in FIBA Women’s Americanup in Santiago, Chile, scored six first-quarter points on 3-for-3 shooting, as Chicago took a 19–18 lead after 10 minutes.
Haley Jones contributed four points in 15 minutes for wings in his first action in 10 days. Jones started the season with Phoenix and on June 29, a difficulty was released from a contract. According to the league rules, he did not get the wings again on a comfort-seas contract until Wednesday.
Chicago earned a three-game sweep of the season series against Dallas. Akash won both a house and home sports on May 29 and 31 by five and 11 points respectively.
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