Thomas had two offensive rebounds and a basket<\/a> and Satou Sabally clinched it with two free throws with six seconds left.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
Thomas had 15 points and nine rebounds. Phoenix (24-14), in front of its 15th sellout, won its third straight, fifth of six and moved into a tie for third with six games to play.<\/p>\n
The Mercury had 17 steals, led by DeWanna Bonner’s five, and 11 blocks.<\/p>\n
Kia Nurse was 6-of-8 shooting with five 3-pointers to lead Chicago (9-29) with 17 points. Angel Reese had 15 points and 20 rebounds, eight on the offensive end, and Kamilla Cardoso also had 15 points.<\/p>\n
In just two seasons, Reese is in the top five for career rebounds for Chicago.<\/p>\n
The Sky were 10 of 20 on 3s but 19 of 45 (42%) inside the arc. They also had 20 turnovers that were turned into 20 points.<\/p>\n
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Chicago led by as many as 11 in the first quarter before settling for a 22-17 lead. Copper had 10 points in the second quarter, eight in a 12-0 run as the Mercury outscored the Sky 20-8 to lead 37-30 at the half.<\/p>\n
Phoenix led by as many as 10 in the third quarter but the Sky kept coming back and trailed 61-55 entering the fourth.<\/p>\n
Nurse hit a 3-pointer to start the final period but the Mercury reeled off six before the Sky came back, tying the game at 71 on another basket by Nurse with 3:34 to play.<\/p>\n
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