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WNBAFinal3 Aug, 2026

Phoenix MercuryvsChicago Sky

PHX 106/CHI 101

USA NetWintrust Arena
Things to say

Phoenix Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 106-101 on the road at Wintrust Arena.

01
opener
Mercury went into Chicago and took it, 106-101. Sky hung around but couldn't get the stops when it mattered. Phoenix just had more buckets down the stretch.
02
key player
Kahleah Copper dropped 31 on her old team. She was getting whatever she wanted, absolute clinic.
03
hot take
Cardoso goes for 16 and 13 and the Sky still take the L at home? That's a coaching problem.
04
deep cut
Alyssa Thomas quietly stuffed the sheet, 15 boards and 12 dimes. Sloot matched her with 10 assists but nobody else showed up.
05
exit
Both teams under .500 though, so we'll see who figures it out next time out.
The recap

Phoenix stole one on the road, 106-101, and Kahleah Copper was the whole show with 31 buckets. Alyssa Thomas quietly ran a clinic with a 12-assist, 15-board double-double, doing everything but sell popcorn.

Chicago got 16 and 13 from Kamilla Cardoso down low and Vandersloot dished a cool 10 dimes, but nobody could match Copper when it mattered. Sky took the L at home and dropped to 11-19.

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