Sky hold on for 82-80 road victory against the Storm
<p>SEATTLE — Kamilla Cardoso had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Natasha Cloud scored 20 points and the Sky ended a six-game losing streak on the road with an 82-80 victory against the Seattle Storm on Sunday at Climate Pledge Arena.</p><p>Seattle (7-30) trailed 53-37 with 5:49 left in the third quarter, but Dominique Malonga answered with a basket and two free throws and Jade Melbourne and rookie Awa Fam sank back-to-back three-pointers to cap a 15-4 run as the Storm closed to 60-55 heading to the fourth.</p><p>Seattle pulled within a point, but Courtney Vandersloot sank the second of two free throws for the Sky (13-22) with 10 seconds left and Melbourne missed a tying layup at the buzzer. Vandersloot finished with 15 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals.</p><p>‘‘I’m just proud of the team for how they fought,’’ Sky coach Tyler Marsh said.
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<p>SEATTLE — Kamilla Cardoso had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Natasha Cloud scored 20 points and the Sky ended a six-game losing streak on the road with an 82-80 victory against the Seattle Storm on Sunday at Climate Pledge Arena.</p><p>Seattle (7-30) trailed 53-37 with 5:49 left in the third quarter, but Dominique Malonga answered with a basket and two free throws and Jade Melbourne and rookie Awa Fam sank back-to-back three-pointers to cap a 15-4 run as the Storm closed to 60-55 heading to the fourth.</p><p>Seattle pulled within a point, but Courtney Vandersloot sank the second of two free throws for the Sky (13-22) with 10 seconds left and Melbourne missed a tying layup at the buzzer. Vandersloot finished with 15 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals.</p><p>‘‘I’m just proud of the team for how they fought,’’ Sky coach Tyler Marsh said. ‘‘I thought we got great contributions across the board.’’</p><p>Seattle made the first basket, but Cardoso scored six in an 11-0 run and Chicago never trailed again.</p><p>Malonga had 19 points and 13 rebounds for Seattle, which snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 97-88 win over the visiting Sky on Monday. Ezi Magbegor had 17 points and Fam scored 14 off the bench.</p><p>The Sky won despite shooting just 36% (27-for-75), including just 26% (6-for-23) from three-point range.</p><p>The Sky are technically still alive for a playoff berth but trail eighth-place Dallas by seven games with nine games left to play.</p>
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- <p>SEATTLE — Kamilla Cardoso had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Natasha Cloud scored 20 points and the Sky ended a six-game losing streak on the road with an 82-80 victory against the Seattle Storm on Sunday at Climate Pledge Arena.</p><p>Seattle (7-30) trailed 53-37 with 5:49 left in the third quarter, but Dominique Malonga answered with a basket and two free throws and Jade Melbourne and rookie Awa Fam sank back-to-back three-pointers to cap a 15-4 run as the Storm closed to 60-55 heading to the fourth.</p><p>Seattle pulled within a point, but Courtney Vandersloot sank the second of two free throws for the Sky (13-22) with 10 seconds left and Melbourne missed a tying layup at the buzzer. Vandersloot finished with 15 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals.</p><p>‘‘I’m just proud of the team for how they fought,’’ Sky coach Tyler Marsh said.
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