SI.com · Sep 24, 2021
Sky Snag First Round Playoff Win Despite Wings Powering Back in Second Half
The WNBA playoffs have arrived, and the first team has already fallen out of championship contention.
Sky topped Dallas during Thursday night's single elimination game, out-rebounding the Wings despite a faulty third quarter. Chicago held a strong lead at first, heading into halftime with a comfortable 44-29 lead.
However, the Wings came out firing in the third quarter, tallying 21 points to Chicago's 11 and narrowing the lead margin by only five points. But a 26-point fourth quarter—14 coming in the final four minutes (and a few seconds)—helped secure Chicago's victory.
Here's who and what plays stood out Thursday night.
Sky's Kahleah Cooper popped off.