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Angel Reese And the fall of the sky of Chicago continued on Friday night with the third consecutive defeat of the team and the seventh of the season, this time against Atlanta’s dream.
Sky General Manager Jeff Pagliocca, said earlier this week that the team would need to see more production of the former LSU star, but Reese struggled to change things in the loss of 88-70 that he saw The dream Rhyne Howard drops a maximum of 36 points of the season and a race of nine triples.
The Atlanta Dreams Guard, Rhyne Howard (10), leads to the basket against Chicago Sky Ariel Atkins (7) during the second half in Gateway Center Arena in College Park on June 13, 2025. (Dale Zanine-Imagn)
“We have to do a better job by stopping bleeding as it progresses,” said Chief coach Tyler Marsh to journalists after the game.
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“I think we did a job as good as you could do defensively in that first half and during parts of that third quarter and executed our defensive game plan. But we have to continue organizing a complete game of 40 minutes.”
Reese was 0 by 2 in the first quarter, but recorded five rebounds and two assists. She followed that in the second with eight points and it was 3 by 4. But The sky Attempt to change things he hesitated in the third when Atlanta moved away. The game ended with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Statistically, Reese has had problems this season, compared to the dignified performance of stars last year.
Chicago striker Sky Angel Reese (5) protects the ball on Atlanta striker Dream Brionna Jones (24) during the second half in Gateway Center Arena in College Park on June 13, 2025. (Dale Zanine-Imagn)
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Its percentage of field goal has decreased, it is averaging 10.3 points per game compared to 13.6 last season, and its average game by game has increased 3.8 compared to its average of 3.5 rookie.
“She has had some great games, and she has had some games like all the others that have not been the best,” Pagliocca told Chicago Sun-Times this week. “But she is our best opportunity for versatility in this list. We need more production from it, but we need to help us in other ways.
A new chief coach and a renewed list have put the growth pain of the sky in the full exhibition.
Chicago striker Sky Angel Reese (5) reacts with the ball in front of Atlanta striker Dream Brionna Jones (24) during the first half in Gateway Center Arena in College Park on June 13, 2025. (Dale Zanine-Imagn)
“It’s a long season and there are many games, but this is unexpected, and it has disappointed me a lot,” Pagliocca added. “We had quite great and significant expectations for this season. That’s why I made the movements I made.”
The sky sits at the bottom of the east conference with a 2-7 record. They will seek to change things when they travel to Connecticut to play The sun Sunday.
