Chennedy Carter scored 19 points and Angel Reese secured her 14th straight double-double in the closing seconds to extend a WNBA record as the Chicago Sky beat the Atlanta Dream 78-69 on Wednesday at Wintrust Arena.
Carter forced a jump ball with 1:03 left and the Sky leading 70-69. Atlanta coach Tanisha Wright was called for a technical foul after the play, but Dana Evans missed her first free throw of the season in 33 attempts.
The Sky took possession and Carter sank a jumper from the free-throw line for a 72-69 lead. After an Atlanta miss, Carter found Reese wide open under the basket for a five-point lead with 25.8 seconds left.
Evans stole an inbounds pass, was fouled and made two free throws with 20.6 seconds left. Marina Mabrey blocked an Atlanta shot and quickly passed to Reese, who was fouled with 6.4 seconds left. Reese got a friendly roll on the first attempt to complete the double-double.
Reese, who passed Candace Parker on Sunday for the longest double-double streak in league history, finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Sky (9-12). Kamilla Cardoso also had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
It’s the third time this season Reese and Cardoso recorded a double-double in the same game — the most by a rookie duo in WNBA history.
Allisha Gray scored 20 points for Atlanta (7-14), and Haley Jones and Naz Hillmon each scored 12. The Dream were without Rhyne Howard, Jordin Canada and Aerial Powers.
