Angel Reese was again in motion on Saturday because the Chicago Sky squared off towards the Dallas Wings. Nonetheless, this time she didn’t matchup towards rookie star Paige Bueckers, who was sidelined as a consequence of concussion protocol. Reese began the sport alongside Ariel Atkins, Kamilla Cardoso, Courtney Vandersloot and Kia Nurse.
Regardless of exhibiting her ordinary hustle, Reese bought off to a tough begin. The ahead struggled together with her capturing contact within the first quarter, changing simply one in every of her seven subject objective makes an attempt. Whereas her aggressiveness stood out, her ongoing capturing woes continued to hamper the Sky’s offensive rhythm.
Angel Reese’s struggles carried over into the second quarter, the place she missed each of her shot makes an attempt, extending her scoring drought. Whereas her offensive woes continued to influence the Sky, she did handle to contribute in different areas of the sport. Nonetheless, even on the boards, usually one in every of her strengths, Reese wasn’t as dominant as ordinary.
At half time, the Sky ahead had 4 factors on 1 of 9 capturing and a couple of of two from the free-throw line. She additionally added 5 rebounds, two assists and three steals whereas committing two turnovers.
Edited by Atishay Jain