SEATTLE — Rookie Angel Reese prolonged her WNBA single-season document for consecutive video games with a double-double to 12 to assist the Chicago Sky beat the Seattle Storm 88-84 Friday night time.
Reese completed with a career-high 27 factors and 10 rebounds. Reese, who went into the sport main the WNBA in rebounds (11.8 per recreation) and offensive rebounds (4.8), went 8-of-13 from the sector, hitting each of her 3-point makes an attempt. She additionally went 9-of-10 from the free throw line, together with 4-of-4 within the ultimate 20 seconds.
Reese’s 12 straight double-doubles additionally tied Candace Parker’s WNBA-record streak throughout a number of seasons; Parker’s streak spanned the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
“I do not actually give it some thought,” Reese stated about getting double-doubles. “I simply go on the market and do my job. My job is to rebound, so I will go on the market and do my job and rebound. I do know that is what my teammates want me to do, and I’ve dedicated to that.”
Chennedy Carter scored a season-high 33 factors on 15-of-24 capturing from the sector for the Sky.
Reese hit a 3-pointer that gave Chicago (8-11) a 78-70 lead with 6:16 to play. Jewell Loyd hit a pull-up jumper and a tip-in putback to chop the deficit to 4 with 4 minutes remaining, and Jordan Horston’s 3-pointer adopted by back-to-back baskets by Ezi Magbegor pulled the Storm to 84-82 with 20.2 seconds left earlier than Reese sealed it from the free throw line.
Seattle (13-7) had beforehand received 4 straight, all by double-digit margins.
Horston led the Storm with a season-high 20 factors on 8-of-11 capturing. Nneka Ogwumike added 16 factors and Loyd 13. Magbegor additionally scored 13 with 8 rebounds and a career-high 8 blocks, and Skylar Diggins-Smith completed with 12 factors and 9 assists.
Rookie Kamilla Cardoso completed with 9 factors, 8 rebounds and a couple of blocks for Chicago.
The Related Press contributed to this report.