Sky’s Angel Reese extends 20-rebound streak A’ja Wilson lifts Aces
Angel Reese of the Sky scored 22 rebounds and set record for the WNBA record for the most double-doubles in a rookie however A’ja Wilson and her Aces were victorious at the last second.
By Michael Voepel
Aug 25, 2024 08:30 PM
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese on Sunday had her third consecutive game with at least 20 rebounds, while also tying the WNBA mark for most double-doubles by a rookie with 22.
Reese scored 22 rebounds and 11 points The Sky defeated 75-77 in the second-to-last champions of the title Las Vegas Aces on the MVP frontrunner A’ja Wilson‘s basket at the buzzer.
Reese on Friday became his the very first WNBA player to play in back-toback twenty-rebound matches.
The final NBA player to reach the 20-rebound threshold for three consecutive matches is Ben Wallace with the Detroit Pistons in 2003. The the last NBA player prior to Wallace to achieve that feat (or more) had been Wilt Chamberlain, who enjoyed many streaks like this during 1973 when he played for his team the Los Angeles Lakers.
Reese’s 22 doubles beat the record set by rookie Tina Charles in 2010 when she was playing for Connecticut. The total WNBA record for double-doubles in an entire season is 28 set from the Connecticut team’s Alyssa Thomas who set it last season.
Reese is just a few short of tying Charles the rookie’s single-game record for rebounding of 23. The Sky beat the record for most games in a single game this season with 47 rebounds, while the Aces scored 44.
Reese was 4-of-16 on the field on Sunday. Neither team hit the ball very well: 38.3% for the Aces, 36.6% for the Sky. Wilson missed her career-high of 20 attempts (8-of-28) and then made the shot that ended the game -off an inbounds pass by Chelsea Gray.
Wilson hit the 4,500-point career milestone on Sunday, achieving it in just 217 games. She is tied alongside the New York’s Breanna Stewart for the most rapid time in WNBA history to hit the mark. The league’s most prolific scoring player Arizona’s Diana Taurasi reached the 4,500 mark after 219 games.
Wilson’s game-winning shot came following Sky guard Chennedy Carter scored a three-pointer to make it a tie. Carter had 25 points in the game.
The Aces improved to 18-11 after the victory. The Sky have dropped to 11-18. they’ve lost three games in a row, and four from five games since WNBA returned to play following an Olympic break. Sky are 4-10 on the road. Sky are 4-10 in home games this season.
Chicago has a half-game advantage against Atlanta (10-18) to secure eight and the final playoff position in the playoffs.