Sky’s Angel Reese on fire, extends record double-double streak to 12 – Watch video

Rookie Angel Reese extended her WNBA single-season record for consecutive games with a double-double to 12 to help the Chicago Sky beat the Seattle Storm 88-84 Friday night.

Angel Reese continues to show why she’s special, dropping a career-high in the Chicago Sky’s win over Seattle 🌟

27 PTS
10 REB
2 AST
2 BLK
8-13 FG
2-2 3PT#WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/zbjNwNE8C4

— WNBA (@WNBA) July 6, 2024

It was a disappointing blow for the Storm, who were starting to pick up form in recent weeks. This result ended a double-digit four-match winning streak.
Chicago have now won four of their last six games, with their two losses in that time coming against the Las Vegas Aces and Minnesota Lynx.

Reese finished with a career-high 27 points and 10 rebounds. Reese, who went into the game leading the WNBA in rebounds (11.8 per game) and offensive rebounds (4.8), went 8-of-13 from the field, hitting both of her 3-point attempts. She also went 9-of-10 from the free throw line, including 4-of-4 in the final 20 seconds.

Reese’s 12 straight double-doubles also tied Candace Parker’s WNBA-record streak across multiple seasons; Parker’s streak spanned the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

“I don’t really think about it,” Reese said about getting double-doubles. “I just go out there and do my job. My job is to rebound, so I’m going to go out there and do my job and rebound. I know that’s what my teammates need me to do, and I’ve committed to that.”  Chennedy Carter scored a season-high 33 points on 15-of-24 shooting from the field for the Sky.

Reese hit a 3-pointer that gave Chicago (8-11) a 78-70 lead with 6:16 to play. Jewell Loyd hit a pull-up jumper and a tip-in putback to cut the deficit to four with 4 minutes remaining, and Jordan Horston’s 3-pointer followed by back-to-back baskets by Ezi Magbegor pulled the Storm to 84-82 with 20.2 seconds left before Reese sealed it from the free throw line.

Seattle (13-7) had previously won four straight, all by double-digit margins.  Horston led the Storm with a season-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Nneka Ogwumike added 16 points and Loyd 13. Magbegor also scored 13 with 8 rebounds and a career-high 8 blocks, and Skylar Diggins-Smith finished with 12 points and nine assists.  Rookie Kamilla Cardoso finished with 9 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks for Chicago.