Chicago Sky vs Los Angeles Sparks Full Game Highlights (09/06/2024) | Women's Basketball | 2024 WNBA

series of the Sparks and hold off Arena shimmy Miller and Noah Reed with you so much to play for this year but top seven picks in this year's wnb is hard to not get excited about three of whom we get to see tonight that shimmy just alluded to in the starting line dou and for the sky the only 10 right back on her side she's played but Chicago has very efficient rookie year a lot in normal years Ria Jackson would be a front runner to win rookie of the year but hold on to that eighth and final playoff spot as Angel ree is off the mark on the opening that shot this is Ambi working on the Baseline and the reverse crawls through ree on the inside Powers with an Up and Under and goes off the glass action off the screen bounces into hamy and it's swatted Away by cardoso get with Carter back in the lineup the pace pull up 15oo or she cannect why she's so quick in transition short Corner jumper falls through that lineup Ray barell in starting lineup for the first time this season on verell rejects the screen attacks the cup shot was little bit late coming over getting over to help on that drive brell hits a pair ties the game at Carter Noah it is in the way she impacts the game what she does Chicago said it has been all smiles the last 48 hours no [Applause] we welcome in the audience Chago couple minutes gone 66 the score between the and and there's no getting around seven losses in a row was seven losses in close game to Connecticut lost in the last possession close game KN she's got it in the corner whips a pass inside of cardoso just saw an example of it their assists are a lot lower when K back to cardoso Ray barell with a two onone can't lay it in Carter go attempt to disrupt Ray and finishes with the finger roll rested she looks like someone who set out the last four games another pass is taken away couple turnovers to the top with Jackson hand in her face swirls out on the three Carter with re steps in deep two offline and it's back to she thought about it she hesitated she stepped into it Carell off the ball screen downhill into the defense Carter step back challenged on the jumper won't get the bounce Stevens leans in offline cardoso doubled goes up strong left it short Steven Odyssey Sims with the blow by into the lane floats it home her this year three with Dallas now two with Los Angeles as that rolls lead pass to Jackson Off The Glass to tie it throughout this you go on a hardship contract you Aver needs much time I think she stays in a rhythm Noah stev pan him off the bench and right away makes an impact it gives her confidence moving forward Ray barell right to the cup through leaves it for Sims back behind to Hami perfect Hami to Jackson lays it in off the window time out by Teresa Weatherspoon to reenter her team the last few games for the Sparks off of five Sky turnovers in the first and the Sparks were great defensively Wednesday night Sparks are turning them into points tonight well and and this is what putting on Chicago right now this is literally just driving into traffic and just a 13 to three Run for the Sparks over the last couple working off the screen has a hand in her face on the jumper won't get the bounce Sims bounces to Hami Angel Reese gets a hand the shields Works inside to Rees Hami with the Allen Rises 15-footer off the heel Reese with one more to the shields lines up a three and connects Ria Jackson versus Lindsay Allen got it right into her but couldn't take it the story of Marina M asking for the trade to Connecticut well Marina what shooter and Rachel B Angel race muscles to the the shields hand in her face Way Off the Mark barell spots up in the corner off the side of the backboard but open Wheels it back for Hami slicing through the defense and she's fouled with three for the three time Allstar gets the kind bounce some sort of vat in that but what she's done from last year to this year and she's really taking it upon herself too here to Chicago as we come to the end of the first quarter and an in on the road up a point against Chicago six time all her statistics have gone up in the league but that's the case for Hami this season well it's a new team it's a new opportunity here's Lee working on the inside Off the Mark Jackson two possessions you had Lee just really looking to rip take it off the bound first foul against Rachel banam first free throw goes down for RIA she's actually the only rookie who's scoring 10 points or more that should gain mature and grow over the course of this season her to play freely Isabelle Harrison who just checked here's Jackson so aggressive early in the game can't lay it in with line her versatility is what makes her so unique no second foul against Kennedy Carter there so that's something to monitor just just because she can shoot the three or a pullup jumper doesn't mean that's what she's always Ria Jackson Bam off the screen got another faces up attacks into the lane lays it in plus one have to guard rakia Jackson with all five players now I'm thinking that's less of a Carter with the blow by swatted by Jackson Sims whips it here's nurse for three buries it Harrison going right at Lee and blocks another shter bounces inside to Angel re who lays his in right ahead of the shot hambi lines up a straightaway three spins out Isabelle Harrison it puts a lot of pressure on the interior [Applause] defense first free throw attempted for the sky tonight the shields completes the Jackson working one-on-one gets race that is a fun rookie recognizes that so he likes to go with the hot hand stoping top from 15 she buries it [Applause] four three of the top rookies in the league facing off tonight and for this game four minutes into it great pass from Hami into a cutting lead in the paint slides by the defender and goes off the window mobile for her side der Hami to the line in the season she will become just the 11th player in WNBA history what she was shooting Kennedy Carter draws a foul coming out of college came out of wake fors under siiz as a post player and about 34% from the field which actually is lower than what she was never an Allstar but in the last four years three of them handian foul goes right through the hands of Lee Short got her own Miss and now she's going back to the freee throw off James Chicago's back court has averaged four and a half [Applause] points Carter's got a one-on-one bounces it leaving it back for Lindsay Allen a whistle off the ball against the spark Allen tried to wrap that pass inside but like physicality wise strengthwise she was trying to post Foria working inside Harrison has four to shoot against a double team and it's blocked the other way can't get it to go off the Glass Great feed onion wed [Applause] hits Crystal danger field offline on the three her Carter elevates over danger field too she so unselfish she's not a black hole she'll pass out of the post Allen maneuvering into the lane Carter floats at home in the offensive rebound and the put back plus one lead Lee completes the three-point play it's a two 27 free throw attempts Angel re on the inside danger field flips inside to Lee and great pass into Lee got the roll have come home with a great deal of confidence it's coming up for the rookie finishers at The Rim in the lane kicks out to talin for three too strong Reese snatches cardoso on the Block leans through the contact and to hit every part Jackson tried to split the double team and she got make it seven of seven at the free eight to shoot finger old finish from lindse Allen barell pester by Carter leans into a jumper and left it short back and forth first half and a talking about Caitlyn Clark and Angel Reese Ria Jackson evidence by what we're seeing from her tonight 15 a little bit of a little bit of hand on arm action From the Bench one for two trip for azer Stevens race working inside spinning back to the right hand and she draws a whistle that's now three on dear Hami too so send Angel Reese to the free throw line Los Angeles is actually the last team to hold Angel Reese to single digit Stevens off the in out kick sprays in a three demon they love her here angel reace too strong Steven three point shooting bigs in this entire league Ria Jackson Angel re great positioning inside can't lay it in leads to Hami Scoops it home Carter leans into a 15t jumper won't get the bounce Allan catch and shoot got it deia Jackson that's a deep two offline and boarded by Carter Reese has oneon-one against Stevens and floats it in fre Ambi goes right in onion wed spins Fades and connects points a game to last four games the leaner goes for odys Allen steps back off the screen and buries the three here you go she's going to give it to you eight point for the point guard last or next to last in almost every three-point statistical category quarter Andy Carter falling away on the Baseline no off now for Chicago can't get the bounce there's because everyone knew that Lindsay was going to shoot it so it allowed her bigs to this is Reese with two to shoot right at it and Banks it in Kurt Miller wants to talk it over health and safety protocols a a Steven stepping out way although trust me you're going to miss 17 points a game but you're also field goals in this quarter for the sky assisted on all six of them too angel attacking Baseline through two Defenders and she's going to the first conversations with a cast of guests I caught up with Mama Reese who name who Angel is but she wanted the record to to reflect she she needs to have some Grace with herself and wants other people to have Grace with her too as she's still Reese and be left alone and buries the triple key from behind me that's Improvement mid-range jumper Falls for doesn't need sets run for her she can create her own what a pass inside [Applause] play G cook rises from 15 ft left it short re snag of 26 Double Double K carer don't it all herself Dangerfield in transition can't get the roll and game that I thought we were going to see between onion wed feeds Reese that's deflected out of bounds can do if you're the sky right now and that's look for a lob you've got Rees looking for the lob does go up top knocked away nurse out in front of the pack lays it in and a much needed stop Reese with three on the shot [Applause] clock danger field in transition and rebounded by Kent six assists and two more to the points total nurse step back deep three Carter step back hand in her face too strong on the three no subs team cardoso from 17 ft away buries it with one on the 13 points nine rebounds six assists tonight Kia nurse is a very smart player I mean she's how about that third quarter for the sky I felt we're Stay playing a little stagnant offensively but they it really and Teresa Weatherspoon refuses to use the word bam Mountain transition it's her first Miss from three tonight after hitting her first CI is swatted by cardoso cook Rises for three almost banked it in cardoso cook all the way to the cup took the contact and finished [Music] first decision making and and playing within the offense she turns the ball over at a high rate the shields stepping through the double team can't get the nurse shovels to Hami running the floor to give La any confidence right now that's just poo one-on-one muscles it up no race the follow scored here in the second Hami leans it against cardoso who might have got a bantam uses the screen but it's a moving screen called 19 and9 for Angel she's one rebound shy of her leag I want to go back to the point use the word pressure refused to say must win but instead she keeps saying a team and I think Teresa W is doing a pH cook whips it out to the corner Jackson lines up a three and it's off the back of nurse with a crossover Off the Mark cardoso snags grounds it's her and Ray Burell that got tied up just another typical night though for Angel ree 21 points who has already set the record for most before this season ends just a remarkable season and are acclimating to the W so well R viw stays common foul all right thank you common foul common fou Carter one on two finds cardoso up I'm not sure if she knows the timer she didn't shot clocked by Carter step back hand in her face won't get the bounce Ambi spins into the shields lays it off the glass the shields elevates from 15 ft and cans it danger field deep three got it the shields left it short on that she felt like it was all ball that she was just making a play might have a case there I I think it was one of those plays where it pass up to Hami out in front of the pack Scoops it in with the left hand for d for Diamond The Shield I understand what Diamond the shields was trying to do but she ended up doing just the opposite can't complete the three Reese tried to they just ran two Defenders at Kennedy Carter as she came off the ball screen kind of like the offense and we watched him do it against Indiana Fever race line up a three and got it Reon why not 24 tonight for Angel reing points a career-high nine rebounds a career-high seven assists third of the Court like that you're on an island so you've got to make sure she's got a one-on-one against the shields but left it short Carter slicing and dicing through the [Applause] defense Jackson spins and lays in her first two after B It Away by Jackson and she leaves the floor to a standing ovation Bantam leans in left short barell the offensive infectious to the rest of the team Harrison Falls away on Stevens banam Catch and shoot tied for that eighth and final playoff spot and shimmy the sky have the banam heaves it it's the Olympic break all the way back to July 10th I was in the building for erupt it Becky Hammond calls a timeout went from Elation and just pure Euphoria Becky Hammond dis yeah I don't know if she's going to like this making up my own [Applause] [Music] words Evan assist for her first time she's played in a couple weeks after miss missing the last four a seven game losing streak and keeping them moment [Music] [Music] 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