CHICAGO (AP) — Elena Delle Donne scored 18 points and eight rebounds, Natasha Cloud added 16 and the Washington Mystics beat Chicago 80-59 Thursday night for the Sky’s fifth straight loss.
Washington (8-4) beat Chicago for the second time in four days, winning 77-69 on Sunday. The Mystics also beat Sky 71-69 on May 26th.
Ariel Atkins added 12 points and Shakira Austin ten points and seven rebounds for Washington. Cloud became the fourth player in team history to make 200 three-pointers.
Alana Smith scored 13 points for Chicago (5-8). Kahleah Copper came 2 of 13 from the field and Marina Mabry went 2 of 11 as Skye shot 30%.
Washington outscored Chicago 25-9 in the first quarter and by 19 points at halftime.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tiffany Hayes hit a season-high four three-pointers and scored 21 points, DeJonay Carrington added 17 as Connecticut beat Minnesota.
Alyssa Thomas scored 15 points and nine rebounds, and DeWanna Bonner added 11 points for Connecticut (11-3). Breonna Jones did not play after suffering a non-contact injury in the fourth quarter against Seattle on Tuesday.
Navisa Collier scored 21 points for Minnesota (4-9).
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