Dallas Wings @ Chicago Sky - 7/20/18

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Chicago, IL - 9:00 PM ET
TV: NBA TV, The U Too

Video:
WNBA League Pass

Game page:
07/20/18: Dallas Wings @ Chicago Sky - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA

ESPN Gamecast:
WNBA DALvCHI,7/20/2018 - ESPN

 

[eebmg]

Cambage may go for 60. Sky defense worst in the league. (and not even close).

 

[Orangutan]

I'm scared.

 

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Cambage may go for 60. Sky defense worst in the league. (and not even close).

Not sure how Cambage will handle a back-to-back on the road. Will she handle it nicely or possibly melt down?

 

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Gabby starting

 

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Gabby showing great energy out there. Skying for rebounds and getting a chase-down steal on Diggins.

 

[Geew1992]

Gabby got her name all over the D

 

[Orangutan]

Dallas is tired and Chicago can't defend in the first place. So defense is completely optional tonight.

Except for Gabby who I think had 3 steals in the 1st quarter.

If and when Diamond can cut down on turnovers, she will be something special.

 

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31-24 Sky end of first

Quigley 9 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast

Thorton 9 pts, 1 reb, 1 stl

 

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Not sure how Cambage will handle a back-to-back on the road. Will she handle it nicely or possibly melt down?

Only 6 min in first quarter for Cambage. She had 3 TO in those minutes.

 

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Dolson with a full court TD pass to DeShields.



Sky bringing the energy and Dallas isn't handling it too well so far.

 

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57-52 Sky at the half

Quigley 14 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast

Cambage 10 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl

Slooty with 10 ast in first half

 

[Orangutan]

Linnae Harper was a -7 in 1:55 and that's even after she drove by Cambage and hit a nice reverse layup. Diggins-Smith totally abused her, at one point stealing the ball from Harper on consecutive possessions.

Chicago +12 in the other 18:05 with Sloot at point guard.

With Faulner out for the year, Chicago really can't afford for Sloot to leave the game at all.

 

[Orangutan]

Sloot with a triple-double. 11p, 14a, 10r

 

[Kaizen]

Nice to see Sky beat Wings ... it is a team work, everyone scored.

 

[j66kicker]

Team records all around for the Sky:

- Most points ever (114)
- Most assists by a player (15 - 'Sloot)
- First triple-double in team history ('Sloot - 13/10/15)

Gabby started and played 20 minutes, 9 points.

 

[Orangutan]

 

[eebmg]

After abusing the Sky in the 3Q, the Wings just stopped going to Cambage in the 4Q. Really weird.

 

[nwhoopfan]

What a performance by Sloot!

 

[Papa33]

Team records all around for the Sky:

- Most points ever (114)
- Most assists by a player (15 - 'Sloot)
- First triple-double in team history ('Sloot - 13/10/15)

Gabby started and played 20 minutes, 9 points.

And don't forget the steals, four of them-- 80% of her team's total. I believe she either leads the league in steals or is #2. As she recently wrote, doing what she does well. Love her game and her attitude.

 

[MilfordHusky]

What a performance by Sloot!

What’s more surprising: 15 assists or 10 rebounds for her?

 

[eebmg]

What’s more surprising: 15 assists or 10 rebounds for her?

I was watching the game and Slooty was really skying for some rebounds. Both have to be really surprising, 15 is 1 off the WNBA record and I doubt she came near 10 rb in her career?

 

[MilfordHusky]

Several things happened last night affecting league leaders:

Stewie had a poor shooting night. She now leads Cambage by only 0.3 ppg in scoring.

Stewie’s shooting kept Sue’s assists to only 5. Meanwhile, Sloot’s 15 give her an average of 8.0 apg. Sue is second at 7.2.

Gabby’s 4 steals allow her to regain (maintain?) the lead, at 1.8 spg.

 

[nwhoopfan]

What’s more surprising: 15 assists or 10 rebounds for her?

I think the rebounds. 15 was a career high in assists but she's had plenty of games in double figures dishing the ball. A little surprised she never had a triple double in college. She nearly averaged that during her last NCAA Tourney run, something like 30 points/10 assists/8 rebounds/5 steal per game over a 4 game span. That was one of the most impressive individual performances during the Tourney I've ever seen.

 

[Orangutan]