Chicago 99 New York 83
Coming into the game, Chicago had lost four of five while New York had won five of six.
Curiously, New York's Asia Durr did not play but she dressed.
Hmmm...
The Sky exited a "stinging loss" to the Minnesota Lynx, according to Chicago head coach James Wade.
Numbers are not important, efficiency is everything.
Some players get their numbers (points and rebounds) but are they meaningful and are they accomplished efficiently within the team's system?
A crowd of 7,221 at Wintrust Arena for Friday night's game.
Chicago Sky television analyst Jordan Cornette knows the home team but struggles at times with the opposition.
Still, he offers outstanding commentary compared to most other WNBA analysts.
No player in the league takes more jump shots with a foot on the 3-point line than Chicago's Jantel Lavender.
Maddening.
Chicago played its best game of the season as all five starters finished in double figures.
Team shot an incredible 54% from the field.
Thirty assists on 38 field goals.
Yowza!
Do not bet against the Sky anytime soon.
New York's Amanda Zahui B., Bria Hartley and Marine Johannes are back from EuroBasket 2019.
Astou Ndour returned to the Chicago bench after winning the MVP of EuroBasket2019 while representing Spain.
Ndour is a back-up post player for the Sky.
She scored no points in 12 minutes of action.
Makes you wonder about the quality of European women's basketball.
Kia Nurse, my favorite player on the Liberty, scored 11 of her team-high 18 points in the first quarter.
Nurse's father played in the CFL and she is the niece of former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb.
Nurse's brother plays for the NHL's Edmonton Oilers.
Chicago hit New York with a 28-2 run over the final seven minutes of the first half.
Why doesn't Diamond Deshields play with the edge she displayed against New York all the time?
Chicago should put New York on the schedule for every game.
Halftime score: Chicago 55 New York 35.
Because of the blowout nature of the game, no Chicago starter played more than 30 minutes.
Chicago's first-round draft pick Katie Lou Samuelson, featuring a heavy black wrap on her right hand, played the final 6:52 of the game, logging a -11 in the plus/minus department.
Her only shot was an air ball.
Chicago head coach James Wade has been preaching to his team, "I'm tired of us being mediocre."
Wade's tell-it-like-it-is style is refreshing,
He provides his team an emotional edge.