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Liberty at SkyNew York
Liberty
Chicago
Sky
Post Game SummaryStat Savant
atLiberty at SkyNatasha Cloud hit the go-ahead jumper in the fourth quarter as the Sky outlasted the Liberty 93-86 on the road. Cloud finished with 35 points to lead Chicago, while the Sky dominated the glass and held on down the stretch. Liberty gets Fever at home on Saturday; Sky host Valkyries on Friday.
Cloud's 20-foot pullup in the fourth quarter proved to be the dagger, as the Sky took control when it mattered most and held the Liberty at arm's length.
Cloud led all scorers with 35 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, while the Sky's rebounding advantage of 44 to 35 gave them the edge on the glass.
Ionescu answered for Liberty with a double-double of 18 points and 12 assists plus 7 rebounds, but it wasn't enough to overcome Chicago's second-half execution.
The Sky sit 5th in the Eastern Conference, 10½ games back, losers of 2 straight, 4-6 over their last 10. The Liberty sit 3rd in the Eastern Conference, 2 games back, coming off a win, 7-3 over their last 10.
The Sky are up next at Liberty (Aug 29), then home vs Mystics. The Liberty are up next home vs Valkyries (Aug 27), then home vs Sky.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's minutes moved this game's odds, not how their box score reads. A go-ahead bucket in the last two minutes outranks the same bucket in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Liberty to winMissNY -4.5 · 61%UpsetGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYNew York Liberty | 24 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 86 |
| CHIChicago Sky | 24 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 93 |
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Breanna Stewart | 35 | 22 | 8-13 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -4 |
 Jonquel Jones | 6 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rebecca Allen | 32 | 14 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -3 |
| Sabrina Ionescu | 34 | 18 | 7-17 | 2-10 | 2-2 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +4 |
 Pauline Astier | 19 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 |
 Anneli Maley | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 |
| Raquel Carrera | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 |
 Han Xu | 26 | 12 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +3 |
 Rebekah Gardner | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -6 |
 Marine Johannes | 21 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -10 |
| Marine Fauthoux | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 |
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
