Courtney Williams leads Sky with 1st career triple-double in 2nd consecutive win over Sparks
Alanna Smith scored 18 points, Courtney Williams earned her first career triple-double and the Chicago Sky defeated the visiting Los Angeles Sparks for the second straight game, 86-78 on Friday night.
Williams finished with a career-high 12 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, becoming the third player in franchise history with a triple-double. Williams came off a season-high 21 points in an 80-63 victory over the Sparks on Wednesday to snap Sky’s six-game losing streak.
Kahleah Copper added 17 points and Marina Mabrey scored 13 of her 15 points in the first half for Chicago (7-9). Elizabeth Williams also scored 12 points for the Sky.
Chicago made 65 percent of their shots in the first half and scored their first 11 points after halftime to extend the lead to 54-38.
It was a career night for @chicagosky guard @CourtMWilliams who reached a milestone that ONLY two other Sky players had reached before her
A triple-double solidified with a stat line of 12 PTS, 11 REB and a career-high 13 AST 🔥#MoreThanGame pic.twitter.com/3nVIqPQ7nB
—@WNBA
Chicago had cut its lead to 62-58 before scoring the next seven points to take control. Smith made a three-pointer with 3:32 left in the fourth for an 82–65 lead.
Nneka Ogwumike scored 14 points and Dearica Hamby had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Los Angeles (7-9). Azura Stevens added 13 points, Karlie Samuelson had 11 and rookie Zia Cooke scored 10.
Los Angeles starter Jordin Canada suffered a shoulder injury in the first half and did not return.
Dream bounces back against Mystics
Allisha Gray scored 26 points, Rhyne Howard had 14 points and eight assists, and the Atlanta Dream defeated the visiting Washington Mystics 94-89 on Friday night.
Gray made a wide open three-pointer with 2:09 left to give Atlanta an 88–82 lead. Gray added a three-point play with 48.8 seconds left to extend the lead to 91-86.
Coffey and AD Durr each added 15 points for Atlanta (6-8), which won its second home game of the season. Cheyenne Parker, who scored 23 runs against Washington on Wednesday, fell out with 3:45 left in the fourth inning to finish with six runs. Gray reached more than 20 points for the fourth time this season.
Laeticia Amihere of Mississauga, Ont., had five points and a rebound for Atlanta.
The Dream led 67–61 entering the fourth quarter after Washington held to 13 points in the third quarter.
Delle Donne finished with 31 points on 13-of-19 shooting for Washington (9-6). Delle Donne was coming off a 25-point performance in a 109-86 win over Atlanta.
Natasha Cloud and Brittney Sykes each scored 15 points for the Mystics.
