Angel Reese referred to as it out after yesterday’s recreation: she’s a canine. Reese completed the one-point victory over Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever with a career-high 25 factors and 16 rebounds. The Chicago Sky got here again robust, and Reese spearheaded the comeback along with her power, attaining her report eight double-doubles in a row.
Reese out-dueled guard Caitlin Clark, who completed with 17 factors and a career-high 13 assists. This duo has pushed up the demand for WNBA video games. In accordance with Vivid Seats, the common price per ticket was $351.
On the 6:38 mark within the fourth quarter, the Chicago Sky was trailing 82-70. By the 3-minute mark, a Reese rebound and a putback tied the sport at 82-all, showcasing high-level defensive power.
Guard Chennedy Carter helped Reese shut out the Fever, ending with 23 factors and 5 assists on 66% capturing from the sphere. This was an essential recreation for Carter, who had confronted a lot scrutiny after the incident with Clark the final time they performed.
When requested concerning the brewing rivalry thought-about the way forward for the league, Reese had this to say:
“It’s good for girls’s basketball, but additionally for girls’s sports activities,” Reese informed the media. “ everybody’s watching proper now… I believe each groups did a tremendous job placing on a present. It was enjoyable.”
After their win Sunday, Chicago has now gained back-to-back video games after dropping 4 in a row. Try among the highlights and reactions on X after one other entertaining matchup between two groups which can be slowly brewing a rivalry.
The way forward for the WNBA is in nice arms!
Don’t let these ridiculous stats make you overlook that Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark are rookies. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/LsDUBLIlx6
— GOWIE (@DaKidGowie) June 23, 2024
“It’s good for girls’s basketball, but additionally for girls’s sports activities… everybody’s watching proper now… I believe each groups did a tremendous job placing on a present. It was enjoyable.”
Angel Reese on the Sky and Fever being the way forward for the WNBA 🗣️
(through @ChrisSmith1721) pic.twitter.com/LJF4dnA1ob
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) June 24, 2024
Chennedy Carter as we speak 🔥
• 23 factors• 5 assists• 8/12 FG
pic.twitter.com/8HYM91hNk6
— Girls’s Hoops Community (@WomensHoops_USA) June 23, 2024
10 Extra years of Angel Reese vs NaLyssa Smith I’m prepared for it. pic.twitter.com/lqXvFMoNyx
— I Sleep Very Nicely (@VideoGame2345) June 23, 2024
“All fucking day you speaking shit”
– Angel Reese pic.twitter.com/7MRgNiWxul
— I Sleep Very Nicely (@VideoGame2345) June 23, 2024
Me each time Angel Reese scores pic.twitter.com/P99eqXwNWa
— Mr Milwaukee (@Debonair_David) June 23, 2024