Regardless of her group falling to the WNBA-best Liberty, Sky rookie Angel Reese prolonged her record-breaking double-double streak to fifteen consecutive video games Thursday.
“I don’t even understand how … the basketball gods hold blessing me. I don’t even understand how I did that. I didn’t have an amazing night time tonight clearly, however we get one other day,” Reese mentioned after scoring 10 factors and grabbing 10 rebounds in a 91-76 loss to the Liberty at Barclays Middle.
The previous LSU standout, who entered Thursday averaging 15.8 factors, 13.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.8 steals, gave followers a scare within the third quarter, limping off the court docket.
Liberty. Michelle Farsi for the NY Put up
Nevertheless, she re-entered the sport quickly after.
“She goes arduous, identical to each participant on this group does. She’s not on the market for information, she’s on the market for wins,” mentioned Chicago head coach Teresa Weatherspoon, the previous WNBA star who spent seven seasons with the Liberty. “She’s placing that work in and it simply so occurs that each time you check out the stat sheet, there she is once more with a double-double.”
Earlier than the sport, Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello described Reese and Chicago middle Kamilla Cardoso as “formidable.”
“We’ve obtained to bodily block them out, they’re very lively,” she mentioned.
It’s protected to say Brondello’s technique labored.
“We made it arduous for her [Reese]. She nonetheless obtained a double-double so the followers love that. She’s a tricky competitor and we have now to be locked in, and that’s what the gamers have been. They took satisfaction in doing a great job on her and it helped us get the win tonight,” Brondello mentioned.
at Barclays Middle. Michelle Farsi for the NY Put up
Cardoso completed with eight factors and 7 rebounds.
Although the Liberty (19-4) earned the win, Chicago (9-13) has one other shot to even the rating on Saturday within the Windy Metropolis.
“We’re studying, we’re rising, we’re taking part in towards a heck of a basketball group, let’s not overlook who they’re. They’ve a chemistry that’s unreal. This sport’s about runs. They’ve runs of their very own, they will get themselves again in and get the group in it,” Weatherspoon mentioned. “We’ll be higher at ensuring we maintain our personal and studying the best way to shut a run down and get the run again of our personal, regaining momentum.”
“Fortunately, you get one other day, and we’ll have the ability to get them on Saturday,” Reese mentioned.
