Chennedy Carter, Sky pull away for win over Dream
Chennedy Carter scored six of her game-high 26 points in the final 1:32 and Angel Reese produced 12 points and 19 rebounds to lift the Chicago Sky to an 85-77 win against the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday in College Park, Ga.
Chicago (7-11) stopped a two-game losing streak while sending the Dream (7-11) to their fifth loss in six games.
The Sky outscored the Dream 19-13 in the final quarter and overcame a three-point deficit in the last three minutes.
Reese notched a double-double for the 11th consecutive game to extend her WNBA record. The rebound total was a career high for the 22-year-old rookie.
Tina Charles had 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Dream. Allisha Gray added 14 points, and Jordin Canada and Cheyenne Parker-Tyus scored 11 apiece. Canada dished a game-high seven assists.
Dana Evans chipped in 14 points for the Sky.
The Sky grabbed a 66-64 lead on Marina Mabrey’s driving layup in the closing seconds of the third quarter but were sluggish to start the fourth. Reese swished a pair of free throws to give Chicago a 68-66 lead with 7:56 left, but the visitors didn’t get their first field goal of the quarter until Carter made a layup with 5:22 to go.
Nia Coffey drilled a 3-pointer to put the Dream ahead 75-72 with 3:07 to go. Diamond DeShields hit a trey and split a pair of free throws over the next 1:11 to put the Sky up by one.
Carter’s 12 points and a 12-7 bench scoring advantage helped boost the Sky to a 43-41 advantage at halftime.
Chicago offset an uneven start with an 8-0 run to end the first quarter, getting five points from Evans during the spurt. Atlanta recorded a 9-0 run in the second quarter.
Gray led all scorers with 14 points at the break on 6-for-8 shooting, while Charles contributed 10 points to go with seven rebounds.
Chicago evened the season series with Atlanta at one game apiece, avenging a nine-point home loss on June 8.
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley attended the game to watch three former players: Gray and Laeticia Amihere of the Dream and the Sky’s Kamilla Cardoso.
Atlanta remained without injured leading scorer Rhyne Howard (ankle) and top reserve Aerial Powers (calf).
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