Sky thrashes – On Wednesday night, the Sky turned their season around for one night at least, beating the Fire with a fast start, a scoring burst from Skylar Diggins in the third quarter, and a rebounding push from their bench. Natasha Cloud called it a sign of growing conne
On Wednesday night, the Chicago Sky finally looked like the team they’d been trying to find all season—fast, organized, and aggressive in the places that tend to decide games. From the opening minutes, they avoided an early stumble thanks to a hot start from rookie guard Sydney Taylor.
They leaned on the same plan as the game opened up: use their defense to spark transition offense. letting their guards run rather than waiting for everything to slow down. The reward came in bursts. Point guard and leading scorer Skylar Diggins delivered a well-timed scoring surge in the third quarter that stretched the lead. turning momentum into distance.
Just as important, center Kamilla Cardoso stayed out of foul trouble. With her on the floor and able to play freely, the Sky kept their rhythm and kept controlling the paint.
After dropping four close games and then playing terribly against bottom-dwelling Connecticut, the Sky got the one result that can reset a season’s mood: a real thrashing. They built a lead and kept it.
“We could use a win like today where things just felt like they were clicking on both ends,” Sky coach Tyler Marsh said.
The numbers told the same story. The Sky’s bench scored 38 points, and that extra push mattered—especially because the Sky won the rebounding battle. They did it against a franchise that has been the only team in the league worse than them on the defensive glass.
The Sky also owned the inside. They racked up 56 points in the paint. Meanwhile, the Fire shot 40% from three-point range, but Chicago’s paint dominance and transition scoring made the Fire’s outside success feel too late and too limited.
Natasha Cloud described the win in broader terms than a single box score. After the game. she said the performance reflected “this team. ” and the Sky’s “connectivity that stretches much beyond the court.” She added: “It may not always show up in the win-loss column. but we are here. we’ve been in most games. and it’s just nice to finally finish one out in our favor.”.
The Sky and the Fire play different styles, and on Wednesday their matchup favored Chicago. One game can’t erase the damage of the season’s earlier losses, though. Cloud acknowledged the bigger picture: they know the record, they feel it, and they also know how many wins slipped away.
“We know,” Cloud said. “We see this record, we feel this record, we know that we should have pulled some of these wins out, but we are committed to being focused, to resetting each day.”
Two of Chicago’s five victories have come against the expansion team. and Friday night brings another opportunity to prove this wasn’t just a one-off. For now. the Sky have at least one answer to a question that’s been haunting them in close games: what it looks like when everything starts clicking—on both ends.
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