The Chicago Sky showed the upstart New York Liberty why they're the reigning WNBA champions, BOOMbaca writes.
The Liberty, replete with a young core of Ionescu , forward Betnijah Laney and Natasha Howard , simply had no answer for"go time." Both teams faced off in an elimination game, but Chicago was on another level. Wade said his team developed a different sense of emergency following Game 1 in Chicago, and it proved too much for the inexperienced Liberty.
The depth of Chicago was once again its calling card. Seeking a third WNBA title, Candace Parker nearly had a triple-double but instead settled for her 25th career postseason double-double. Kahleah Copper, the 2021 WNBA Finals MVP, and Allie Quigley each had 15 points. Courtney Vandersloot had 14 points and dished out 10 assists.
There is a difference between a team whose goal is to make the playoffs and a team trying to win it all. The former makes important games close. The latter makes the close games seem like blowouts, like the Sky did to the Liberty on Tuesday, a night both teams looked every bit the part of their stereotypes. Chicago responded to New York's run with poise and composure. The Liberty lost the turnover battle, 14-7, and often squandered opportunities to cut deficits or limit Sky runs.
That didn't stop a sellout crowd of 7,837 from becoming deafening when Ionescu managed a five-point play in the first 25 seconds on the fourth quarter. Wade called timeout. Copper watched her coach huddle with veterans Parker and Vandersloot.
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