Chicago Sky at Atlanta Dream
· WNBA Commissioner's CupCopper, Parker help Sky beat Dream 73-67 after losing lead
The Dream (6-4) took their only lead at 60-58 on a tough drive by Erica Wheeler with 7:45 to play. Chicago rookie Rebekah Gardner tied it with a short shot and followed with a wide-open layup from Courtney Vandersloot for a 62-60 lead for Chicago (6-3).
It was still two point game when Parker's heavily contested 10-footer went through for a 66-62 lead. In the last 1:27 the Sky made 7 of 8 free throws, three by Parker and two by Emma Meesseman, who had 16 points.
Vandersloot had nine points to move by her wife Allie Quigley to become Chicago's career scoring leader at 3,394 points.
Cheyenne Parker led Atlanta with 19 points, and Wheeler had 15. Star rookie Rhyne Howard was held to five on 2-of-12 shooting.
Vandersloot's basket midway through the first quarter made it 20-4 for Chicago and a few minutes later Azura Stevens scored to give the Sky a 26-6 lead.
A 3-pointer by Kristy Wallace cut the deficit to single digits at 35-26 in the middle of the second and it was 39-31 at the half as the Dream closed on a 13-4 run.
Regular Season Series
CHI wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 73 - 65 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 73 - 65 |
| 4th 9.9 |  |
Sky defensive team rebound | 73 - 65 |
| 4th 10.7 |  |
Kristy Wallace misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 73 - 65 |
| 4th 16.2 | |
Kahleah Copper makes free throw 2 of 2 | 73 - 65 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-61 | FG | 26-75 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 5-19 | 3PT | 6-23 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 16-20 | FT | 7-8 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,138 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Connecticut |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 Washington |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 New York |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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