NBA

Chicago Sky at Atlanta Dream

· Women's National Basketball Association
Chicago Sky
3-9, 3-4 Away
Final
78 - 82

Atlanta Dream
5-6, 2-2 Home

Sky hit late free throws to hold off Dream 82-78

Cappie Pondexter added 17 points for Chicago (3-9) and she passed Katie Smith for fourth place on the WNBA's career scoring list with 6,466 points. She also moved into sixth in league history with 1,399 made free throws.

Pondexter hit a long jumper to give Chicago a 76-63 lead with 3:12 left but Atlanta closed to 76-73 with 28.9 seconds left on Elizabeth Williams' layup. Chicago sealed it at the line as Pondexter, Dolson and Courtney Vandersloot combined for six straight free throws.

Williams led Atlanta (5-6) with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Rookie Brittney Sykes scored a season-best 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Tiffany Hayes had 15 points.

Atlanta has lost five of its last six.

Regular Season Series

CHI wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 82 - 78
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 82 - 78
4th 2.0 Elizabeth Williams makes 16-foot jumper (Brittney Sykes assists) 82 - 78
4th 11.0 Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 2 of 2 82 - 76
4th 11.0 Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 1 of 2 81 - 76

Statistics

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34-76 FG 31-74
45 Field Goal % 42
3-17 3PT 2-11
18 Three Point % 18
11-12 FT 14-23
92 Free Throw % 61
39 Rebounds 38
9 Offensive Rebounds 13
30 Defensive Rebounds 25
24 Assists 18
4 Steals 5
2 Blocks 7
10 Turnovers 6
2 Team Turnovers 2
12 Total Turnovers 8
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
19 Fast Break Points 10
32 Points in Paint 36
18 Fouls 15
13 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

McCamish Pavilion

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 4,237 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Indiana - 12 W4 0.6571429 23
Atlanta 1.5 13 L1 0.61764705 21
New York 1.5 14 W2 0.6111111 22
Washington 2.5 14 W1 0.5882353 20
Chicago 10 22 W1 0.37142858 13
Toronto 12 23 L10 0.3030303 10
Connecticut 14 25 L2 0.24242425 8
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