Angel Reese reacts to three quarters of action vs. Fever, her highlight and-1 finish

The Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever are squaring off once again in yet another exciting matchup where names like Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston, Kamilla Cardoso, and Angel Reese are sharing the court at the WNBA level following several intense matchups in their college days.

After a closely contested, back-and-forth first half the Fever started to catch their rhythm in the third quarter with a 24-3 run. But the Sky responded and closed out the third strong, closing the gap and narrowing the lead as Chicago entered halftime down just 72-64 to Indiana.

Reese spoke with ESPN’s Holly Rowe heading into the fourth quarter, speaking on what she and the Sky did to turn the tide and how they can continue to gain momentum to close out the game strong.

“Defense to offense, we gotta get stops, and defense is something I love to do and I’m willing to do that,” Reese said. “Put my body on the ground, block shots, play the next defender. So playing defense to get back in this game and then we’ll start this game.”

Reese ended the third quarter with 15 points and 11 rebounds, recording her eighth straight double-double to extend the longest streak for a rookie in WNBA history and the fourth-longest streak in league history. Also scoring on an acrobatic and-1 layup to help add to the Sky’s momentum and send a surge through Wintrust Arena.

“I work on that a lot in practice,” Reese said about her play. “I watch film, how I finish around the basket, and I’ve been struggling with it but now I’m perfecting it. So just doing whatever it takes.”

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Reese scored the final five points of the fourth quarter and would score 10 more in the fourth quarter to help lead the Sky to an impressive 88-87 come-from-behind win. Ending the night 25 points and 16 rebounds to become the first WNBA rookie to score 25+ points and 15+ rebounds in their rookie season since A’ja Wilson did in 2018.

The Sky secured their sixth win of the season and their first against the Indiana Fever after facing off against them for the third time in the month of June. With Reese’s 25 points representing a career-high and Clark’s 13 assists also marking a career-high for the rookie ‘rivals’.

“It’s just good competition. I’m happy,” Reese regarding her rivalry with Clark. “I mean they still got us, they got one [win] up on us. I’m just happy for the team, I want to make it about us. “Chicago? They came out tonight, I’m just happy for us.”

Chicago will look to even up their season series with Indiana when they square off again on August 30.