Copper/Parker Lead Sky Past Wings in Round 1 of Playoffs with 81-64 Victory

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VIDEO GAME HIGHLIGHTS Consist Of The Chicago Sky advanced to the 2nd round of the 2021 WNBA Championships with a 17-point sway the Dallas Wings on Thursday at Wintrust. Under present Head Train and General Manager James Wade, the team is 2-2 in the postseason. With 15 rebounds against the Wings, Skies forward Candace Parker moved up to fourth on the all-time playoff rebounds leaders list. Currently, she rests behind Lisa Leslie, Rebekkah Brunson and Tamika Catchings on the leaderboard. Sky onward Kahleah Copper racked up 23 points and led all scorers Thursday. She likewise ended up an impressive 10 of 14 from the area. Parker made history in a variety of ways versus Dallas, as she ended up being the seventh player in WNBA Playoffs history to reach at the very least 900 factors scored in the Wade Postgame Media Availability Skies vs Sky Jersey. Wings-- WNBA Playoffs 2021Sky Players Postgame Media Schedule-- Sky vs. Wings September 23, 2021NEXT UP: With the win, the Chicago Sky will progress to play either the No. 3 seeded Minnesota Lynx or the No. 4 seeded Seattle Storm. Chicago's seeding will be determined by the last score of the solitary removal game between the Phoenix Mercury and the New York Liberty, as the lower-ranked seed will play the Lynx while the greater seed will certainly deal with the Mercury on Sunday, 26, 2021. More info concerning the Skies's 2nd round, single removal game as component of the 2021 WNBA Championship will be launched by the Chicago Sky Public Relations Department and by the WNBA in the near / Parker Lead Sky Past Wings in Round 1 of Playoffs with 81-64 WinKEY RUNS The Wings took place a 5-0 pursue falling back by four indicate the Skies early in the very first quarter. Midway through the initial quarter, the Sky took place a 11-0 go to take a 19-9 lead with just over 3 minutes to play in the opening quarter. In the 2nd quarter, Chicago went on a 9-0 run to expand its double-digit lead over the Wings by 21 factors. Then, with just under six mins remaining, Dallas took place a 9-0 run to cut right into the Skies's lead. To start the 3rd quarter, the Wings went on a 5-0 run to make it a 10-point video game, in favor of the Skies, with 7:49 left in the quarter. With 3:16 left to play in the third quarter, the Wings took place a 6-0 run and cut Chicago's lead to 4 points. The Sky rapidly responded with a 4-0 run of its own as the last mins of the 3rd quarter STATS In the first quarter, Skies onward Kahleah Copper do with 12 points while Parker videotaped 7 points, 8 rebounds and 4 aids to assist the Sky take a 25-14 lead at the end of the very first quarter. In tonight win, Parker and Skies guard Courtney Vandersloot became the first pair of teammates to every rating a minimum of 10 points, get hold of at the very least 8 rebounds and dish out at the very least 5 helps in the very same championship game. Chicago led by as lots of as 21 points on Thursday, however Dallas slowly crept its means back and almost tied the video game in the second half. While there were zero times that ball game was connected this evening, there were six lead adjustments, with many of these taking place early throughout the video game before the Sky's violation emerged and held its lead. Chicago outscored Dallas in every quarter except the third NOTES The Sky took a 44-29 lead right into the locker area after the video game's first two quarters of play, with Copper leading all markers. As a group, Chicago additionally out-scored Dallas 28-8 in points in the paint in the very first half. Parker's last statline Thursday is just the 2nd 10/15/7/ 3 video game in WNBA Playoffs background. The very first originated from Tamika Catchings in 2007. 4 Sky gamers racked up in double figures on Thursday, with Copper, Vandersloot, guard Allie Quigley and Parker leading the means on infraction for Chicago. The Bulls Coby White, DeMar DeRozan, Javonte Green and Patrick Williams went to Wintrust sustaining the Skies on Thursday night.