US EditionCopper Scores 25, Thomas Has Another Triple Double as Mercury Hand Sky 8th-Straight Loss
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AUG 3 – Kahleah Copper scored 25 points and Alyssa Thomas recorded her 13th triple-double as Phoenix won despite missing key Chicago players and extended the Sky's losing streak to eight games.
- With 25 points from Kahleah Copper and Alyssa Thomas’s triple-double, Phoenix Mercury defeated Chicago Sky 83-67 on Sunday night.
- Without Angel Reese and Satou Sabally, the Chicago Sky struggled with roster gaps as they missed key players for personal reasons.
- Midway through the game, the Phoenix Mercury outscored Chicago Sky 56-32 in the middle quarters and posted a 30-3 edge in fastbreak points.
- Following the victory, the Phoenix Mercury outscored Chicago 83-67, and Chicago fell to 7-21 with its eighth straight loss.
- Highlighting a personal subplot, the game saw sisters Maddy and Kathryn Westbeld face off for the second time, with Maddy scoring nine points and Kathryn scoreless.
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Kahleah Copper scores 25 as the Phoenix Mercury hand the Chicago Sky their 8th-straight loss
Kahleah Copper scored 25 points, Alyssa Thomas had a triple-double and the Phoenix Mercury beat Chicago 83-67 on Sunday at Wintrust Arena, handing the Sky their eighth straight loss. Thomas had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for her second triple-double with the Mercury and her 13th in the regular season. Copper played seven seasons for the Sky before being traded to the Mercury before the 2024 season. Sami Whitcomb added 11 points for th…
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Copper scores 25, Thomas has another triple double as Mercury hand Sky 8th-straight loss
Kahleah Copper scored 25 points, Alyssa Thomas had a triple-double and the Phoenix Mercury beat Chicago 83-67, handing the Sky their eighth straight loss.
WNBA - In the absence of Ariel Atkins and Angel Reese, the Sky was unable to compete with the Mercury, carried by the triple-double of Alyssa Thomas and the 25 points of Kahleah Cooper (67-83).
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