COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — Chennedy Carter scored six of her season-high 26 factors within the remaining 92 seconds, rookie Angel Reese recorded her eleventh consecutive double-double simply earlier than being named to the All-Star roster, and the Chicago Sky beat the Atlanta Dream 85-77 on Tuesday night time.
Reese completed with 12 factors and a season-high 19 rebounds to maneuver inside one double-double of Candace Parker’s WNBA file of 12 straight.
Chicago trailed 75-72 earlier than Atlanta went the ultimate three minutes with out a subject objective. Diamond DeShields rattled in a 3-pointer from the nook with 2:21 left to tie it at 75-all and he or she added one free throw on the Sky’s subsequent possession to take the lead for good.
Carter took over down the stretch, making a basket on three straight possessions. She transformed her second straight driving layup for an 80-77 lead after which stole it on the different finish, resulting in a jumper from the free-throw line.
Dana Evans added 14 factors and Kamilla Cardoso had eight factors and 10 rebounds for Chicago (7-11).
Allisha Grey, who joins Reese on the All-Star crew, scored 19, and Tina Charles had 19 factors, 14 rebounds and 5 assists for Atlanta (7-11), which turned it over 18 occasions. Cheyenne Parker-Tyus and Jordin Canada every added 11 factors.
