Sky's DiJonai Carrington finding her form faster than expected in return from injury
<p><b>DiJonai Carrington</b> didn't want to put too much pressure on herself to instantly return to her old form — after all, it had been nearly a year since she'd played in a game.</p><p>Maybe that's partly why her comeback has gone so smoothly.</p><p>In her first three games back, she's averaging 11.7 points off the bench while bringing her usual defensive intensity.</p><p>She’s been pleasantly surprised.</p><p>"I feel like each game I've felt myself getting a little more comfortable trying something new or just being able to take bumps and contact and stay on balance a little bit more," Carrington told the Sun-Times at shootaround Wednesday.</p><p>Carrington waded in with her 3-point shot and pull-up in the first two games, then burst into the paint in her third. She shot a game-high 12 free throws against the Mercury, though she wasn't pleased about missing five of them.</p><p>"Getting to the line don't matter if you don't make them," she said.
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<p><b>DiJonai Carrington</b> didn't want to put too much pressure on herself to instantly return to her old form — after all, it had been nearly a year since she'd played in a game.</p><p>Maybe that's partly why her comeback has gone so smoothly.</p><p>In her first three games back, she's averaging 11.7 points off the bench while bringing her usual defensive intensity.</p><p>She’s been pleasantly surprised.</p><p>"I feel like each game I've felt myself getting a little more comfortable trying something new or just being able to take bumps and contact and stay on balance a little bit more," Carrington told the Sun-Times at shootaround Wednesday.</p><p>Carrington waded in with her 3-point shot and pull-up in the first two games, then burst into the paint in her third. She shot a game-high 12 free throws against the Mercury, though she wasn't pleased about missing five of them.</p><p>"Getting to the line don't matter if you don't make them," she said. "So focusing on that as well."</p><p>Carrington wants to be an efficient scorer and keep adding to her game the rest of the season. But overall, she defined success as being able to play without thinking about her injured foot.
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- <p><b>DiJonai Carrington</b> didn't want to put too much pressure on herself to instantly return to her old form — after all, it had been nearly a year since she'd played in a game.</p><p>Maybe that's partly why her comeback has gone so smoothly.</p><p>In her first three games back, she's averaging 11.7 points off the bench while bringing her usual defensive intensity.</p><p>She’s been pleasantly surprised.</p><p>"I feel like each game I've felt myself getting a little more comfortable trying something new or just being able to take bumps and contact and stay on balance a little bit more," Carrington told the Sun-Times at shootaround Wednesday.</p><p>Carrington waded in with her 3-point shot and pull-up in the first two games, then burst into the paint in her third. She shot a game-high 12 free throws against the Mercury, though she wasn't pleased about missing five of them.</p><p>"Getting to the line don't matter if you don't make them," she said.
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