The Phoenix Mercury (4-1) rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit last night to beat the Chicago Sky (0-4), 94-89. The Mercury are 4-1 to start the season for the first time since 2014.
Trailing 58-42 with 6:46 left in the third quarter, coach Nate Tibbetts challenged forward Satou Sabally, the team’s leading scorer, to respond. The Mercury went on a 9-0 run after a timeout and out-scored the Sky 23-13 for the rest of the quarter.
Sabally, who had a game-high 20 points, made a layup to give Phoenix a 74-73 lead with 7:02 left in the fourth.