Chicago SkyvsSeattle Storm
CHI 82/SEA 80
Things to say
Chicago Sky edged the Seattle Storm 82-80 on the road at Climate Pledge Arena.
01
opener
Sky snuck out of Seattle with an 82-80 win. Came right down to the wire. Storm had a chance late and couldn't get the dagger to fall.
02
key player
Kamilla Cardoso ate them up inside. 22 and 12, just living in the paint all night. Nobody on Seattle had an answer for her.
03
hot take
Storm are 7-30 and it shows. They hang around but they never close. That's a habit at this point, not bad luck.
04
deep cut
Malonga quietly went for 19 and 13 in the loss. That kid's a problem down low, Seattle's got a piece to build around even in a lost year.
05
exit
Anyway, low bar for Chicago but a win's a win. We'll see if they can stack a couple next time out.
The recap
Chicago squeaked out an 82-80 nail-biter in Seattle, the kind of two-point grind where every possession down the stretch felt like a heart attack. Kamilla Cardoso was an absolute problem in the paint, dropping 22 and grabbing 12 boards to carry the Sky when they needed buckets.
Seattle's rookie Dominique Malonga went toe-to-toe with a 19-and-13 double-double, but the Storm just couldn't get the dagger to fall down the stretch. Another one slips away for Seattle at 7-30, while Chicago steals a road W to keep their season breathing.