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08/01 14:59 CDT Sydney Taylor's 29 points, last second 3-pointer give Sky an
84-83 win over Liberty
Sydney Taylor's 29 points, last second 3-pointer give Sky an 84-83 win over
Liberty
CHICAGO (AP) --- Sydney Taylor hit a 3-pointer with less than a second
remaining and finished with 29 points as the Chicago Sky beat the Las Vegas
Aces 84-83 on Saturday.
Taylor broke from the lane and curled around a screen at the top of the key to
take an inbounds pass from Natasha Cloud for the catch-and-shoot winner that
ended the Sky's seven-game losing streak against the defending champions. It
also gave first-year Chicago coach Tyler his first win against his former team.
Chicago took a timeout and advanced the ball after A'ja Wilson, who scored 36
points, made a layup with 3.2 seconds left.
Cloud had 11 points and DiJonai Carrington 10 for the Sky (11-18), who were 0-6
in overtime and one-score games.
Jackie Young had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Aces (20-9). Wilson also had
a double-double with 12 rebounds. NaLyssa Smith added 17 points and Las Vegas
reserves contributed just five points.
The Sky were down 10 with 7 1/2 minutes to play before taking a 79-78 lead on a
basket by Elizabeth Williams with 2:25 to go. It was their first lead since
11-9.
Young had 10 points, six rebounds and two assists as the Aces built a 20-16
lead after one quarter. She had the last two 3-pointers and Las Vegas had three
in a 9-0 run that turned an 11-9 deficit into an 18---11 lead.
Wilson had nine points in the second quarter and the Aces led 40-37 at the half.
Wilson scored 13 points in the third quarter when the Aces turned a one-point
lead into a 13-point edge and taking a 65-55 advantage into the fourth quarter.
Up next
Aces: Game two of their five-game trip is Monday in Atlanta
Sky: The third game of their five-game homestand is against Phoenix on Monday.
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