Angel Reese tops 15 rebounds for record 4th straight game as Sky beat
Sparks 92-85
[June 30, 2025]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angel Reese scored a season-high 24 points and became
the first WNBA player with 15 or more rebounds in four straight games,
finishing with 16 boards and leading the Chicago Sky to a 92-85 victory
on Sunday over the Los Angeles Sparks, who retired Candace Parker's No.
3 jersey at halftime. |
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese, left, dribbles against Los Angeles
Sparks forward Dearica Hamby, right, during the first half of a WNBA
basketball game, Sunday, June 29, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie
Alcheh) |
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Reese had 11 points in the fourth quarter and
gave the Sky an 85-74 lead on a three-point play with 2 1/2
minutes to go. She had 19, 17 and 18 rebounds in her previous
three games. She also had seven assists and two blocks on
Sunday.
Parker, a two-time MVP and Chicago native, played 13 seasons for
the Sparks, two for the Sky and one for the Las Vegas Aces. She
won titles with the Sparks in 2016, the Sky in 2021 and the Aces
in 2023, her final season. The Sky will also retire her jersey
later this summer.
Reese had a basket as Chicago got the last four points of the
third quarter to pull within 62-61. She scored six straight
points early in the fourth to help Chicago take the lead for
good.
Ariel Atkins added 20 points for Chicago (5-11), Kia Nurse
scored 14 off the bench, Rachel Banham had 13 and Elizabeth
Williams 12.
Kelsey Plum led the Sparks (5-12) with 22 points and Dearica
Hamby added 20 points and 10 rebounds. Azura Stevens scored 17
points and Emma Cannon had 15 off the bench.
The Sky took a 40-34 halftime lead. Parker then took to the
court to address the crowd before her jersey was raised to the
rafters, next to those of Sparks greats Lisa Leslie and Penny
Toler.
The Sparks shot 31% in the first half.
A three-point play by Reese early in the third quarter gave
Chicago a 48-36 advantage, but the Sparks responded with a 17-3
run to take a seven-point lead.
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