Overview
- Azura Stevens scored 18 of her 20 points in the first half to spark the Sky to a 95-90 home win over Seattle on Wednesday.
- Chicago built a 14-point lead before Seattle mounted a 9-0 run late; Courtney Vandersloot ran down the clock and found Stevens with 26.5 seconds left, and Natasha Cloud sealed the game at the free-throw line.
- The Sky won while short-handed with Kamilla Cardoso and Skylar Diggins sidelined by knee injuries and got 14 points from Chloe Bibby in her season debut.
- Flau’jae Johnson led the Storm with 25 points and Dominique Malonga had a 16-point, 12-rebound double-double, but Seattle committed multiple late turnovers and shot just 61% from the free-throw line.
- The result moved Chicago to 8-16 and dropped Seattle to 6-20 and sets up tests of whether either team can fix late-game execution in upcoming games against Los Angeles and Indiana.