Connecticut Sun vs. Chicago Sky | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | June 12, 2024

A lot of great energy going on that night. Hey, Skytown, it's time to tip off with Crown Royal Regal Apple, where game day is always worth the shot. And the tip goes to Dana Evans and the Chicago Sky. Crew chief Isaac Barnett, Jeffrey Smith, Binia Maru are your officials here tonight. Marina Mabry off the glass for the first two of the night. Connecticut Sun with the best overall record. Ten wins, one loss, the only loss they dropped over the weekend to the Liberty and Brianna Jones gets partially blocked. Looking Natalie is tired. That's always spin move. Thomas goes spin cycle against that sky defense pregame right around shoot around and how she tore her Achilles the last time the Olympics went around. So Bonner gets the lay in. You just never know if you're going to get that opportunity again. Carter looking inside. Izzy Harrison has checked in as well. Marina Mabry's got her first three of the night. And beautiful move. That indicates the level of confidence that she's playing with right now. Carter may be finding her shot rhythm. A little bit more juice now. Here she is, Kennedy Carter off to the races, lays it in. The microwave is hot. Back to back buckets for Kennedy Carter. Three point field goal percentage just above the Chicago Sky. Kennedy Carter lays it in a little finger roll finish and the Sky have the advantage. And Angel Reese has played the entire first quarter, too, by the way. Seven minutes and counting. Carter feeds Harrison. Look at that quick spin move. She's healthy. Look out. Lindsay Allen working off the ball screen, feeds Harrison. That's a three pointer, knocks it down. Izzy Harrison's first three pointer of the season. Six turnovers for the Sky. Seven turnovers for the Sun in this quarter. Bonner taking it all the way. And the tip is good. Nelson Adota. But having a great feel for the game. When to go score, when to set her teammates up. Cardoso went and caught that one and caught herself a two. What a play. Everybody knows that. That's true. Dana Evans crossover, two on the shot clock. Evans puts it up. Nothing but net. But she will shoot that in the paint. Kicks it out to Bonner. Three to shoot. Jones turning the corner for two. Come on, Rihanna, Jones is going to work. Thomas with a smile and a couple of... Cardoso from behind. Tracks it down. Here's Veronica Burton. The Northwestern product. Keating Jones for two. Talking with the beautiful people. Kennedy Carter, seven seconds to shoot. Carter, shovel, pass. Cardoso goes glass. Beautifully done between those two. It's a two point game. Burton gets stopped, dishes it back out to Jones. Man, she has extended her game out. Veronica Burton, that's her first three point attempt. And Carter slithers through. Kennedy Carter, excuse us. Tied at 34, coming out of that timeout. Carrington, just kind of a shoulder shake with Lindsey Allen going down. And Brie Jones puts it back. And and one coming. And through the legs of Thomas, somehow scoots the pass over to Nelson and Doda, but into the arms and the hands of Carter. Kennedy Carter off to the races. And Carrington chased her down. Angel struggled at the first game of the season, but she's been really good since. Both of them are combined a six for six from the free throw line tonight. And Ponner. Is that what it is? Or if I was the mayor of Wintrust Arena like Stephen Bardo is, I probably would too. Harris for three. That's the first three point make for the Connecticut Sun in this game. Harris looks it off to Thomas. They got Cardoso in the air. What kind of pump fake was that? Dana Evans with the miss. Angel Reese with the putback. The third offensive rebound producing some second chance points. I like that Dana Evans broke the play because they looked a little stagnant in that possession. She made something happen. I don't think she knew that there was backside help. Jones with her 14 points. Cardoso with her third block coming over weak side. With a team that doesn't shoot the three pointer very well like the Chicago Sky, Mabry's really become their only hope. Cardoso's so good. She uses that glass. It's her friend. 10 points for Cardoso. 10 points for Angel Reese. The two rooks combining for 20. They're playing increased minutes together in the absence of Elizabeth Williams. And nobody stopped Carrington. DeShields spin move. Lays it up with a left hand. Her first two. Mabry's really dangerous in this scenario. Thought they're gonna let her flow into that ball screen action. How about a three? Mabry. 51 to 47. Four minutes left to play here in the third. Lindsey Allen using the Cardoso screen. Turns right back. Right-handed layup is good. Mabry loses her footing. Carrington makes her pay. And just the second three point make for the Suns. You just don't have a lot of room for error against the Connecticut Sun. You talked about Marina lost her footing. This couldn't have been it. Goodness gracious. Hesitation. Carter. Behind the back. Between the legs. Feeding Angel Reese for two. And speaking of wisdom to her, even though Angel's a rookie. Oh, off the glass. I don't ball easily though. Oh, nice move. Angel Reese, another offensive rebound. Puts it back. And a musket t-shirt. There's some specialty ones out. Oh, Mitchell breaking up that play. The start's a fourth. Turnovers for touchdowns here for the Sun. Bonner coming over with the handoff. Goes right past Cardoso who recovers nicely, but Bonner's got the soft touch. Mabry, hesitation, left side. Wasn't a bad move. She just couldn't get the finish for whatever reason. And Mabry Jones with the lay-in. This is the veteran nature of a team like Connecticut. Like right there. They could use a timeout right now. It's a, now a 13 point deficit and Weatherspoon is not calling a timeout. So in my opinion, you got to get Marina Mabry free some kind of way. Tana Evans. That was much needed here for the Sky. Thomas. Mabry Jones back to Thomas. Who smothered. She had Sky players all around her. Great run that Connecticut had at the beginning of the fourth. Oh, what a pass. Alyssa Thomas has another bucket. She's got 14 in the game. Magellan Corporation, our specialty steel distributor with a heart of gold and proud partner of your Chicago Sky. Out of that timeout. Izzy Harrison going to work. And the fight and the fortitude that she has shown in her career. Rattles it around. Diamond to Shields, gets the bucket. Boy, Nelson Akonov, whoa, Mabry! For the Sun, looking to improve to 11 and one on the season. Angel Reese, oh! Angel! Dana's got to go. Angel was calling for it. Here's Diamond to Shields, three-point attack, it goes! Diamond, one more three-point go at it. There's a double-double for Angel Reese, who puts it up, her fourth straight double-double. And a career-high 20 points is one of the bright spots for Chicago.