Angel Reese stats tonight: Chicago star's double-double helps Sky win against Paige Bueckers' Dallas Wings (July 9) | WNBA season

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The Dallas Wings and the Chicago Sky battled on Wednesday (Image source: Getty)

Angel Reese's Chicago Sky defeated Paige Bueckers' Dallas Wings 87-76 on Wednesday at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

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Reese finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds on 6-for-10. She played 30 minutes and also contributed an assist, a block and five turnovers. Reese went 3-for-5 from the free-throw line.

Rebecca Allen led Chicago with a season-high 27 points on 9-for-13, including 5-for-7 from 3-point range. On the other end, Li Yueru led Dallas with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Paige Bueckers scored 17 points.

The Sky (6-13) snapped a two-game losing skid and won the second game of a back-to-back. They lost 81-79 on Tuesday against the Washington Mystics. Next up for the Sky is the league-best Minnesota Lynx (17-3), which they will battle at home on Saturday and Monday.

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Reese, who was named to her second All-Star selection in two years, is averaging 13.2 points, 12.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game on 41.5% shooting in 18 games. She had put up about the same output last season (13.6 ppg, 13.1 rpg and 1.9 apg), when she finished as runner-up in the Rookie of the Year race to Caitlin Clark.

On Wednesday, Reese played seven minutes in the opening quarter and had four points and a rebound. The Sky had a one-point lead (19-18) after the first period.

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Reese also played seven minutes in the second quarter. At the end of the first half, she had six points and four rebounds on 3-for-6. She missed both of her free-throw attempts. Chicago outscored Dallas 26-19 in the second period to take a 45-37 lead into the halftime break.

Reese contributed just two points and two rebounds in the third quarter. She played six minutes in two stints and committed four turnovers. The Sky had a comfortable nine-point lead (71-62) after three quarters.

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In the fourth period, Reese added seven points and five rebounds to her tally to record her seventh straight double-double performance.

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Angel Reese's stats tonight

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Angel Reese expresses excitement about joining the Napheesa Collier-led All-Star squad

The 2025 WNBA All-Star captains, Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier, drafted their respective All-Star squads on Tuesday. Angel Reese, who was named a reserve this year, was drafted in Collier's squad.

Following the All-Star draft, Reese praised her team.

"nah team PHEE is STACKEDDD," Reese wrote.
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Reese also shared a couple of other tweets: "TeamPHEE" and "SoUNRIVALED." Collier is the co-founder of the Unrivaled League, wherein Reese's squad, the Rose BC, won the inaugural championship. Unrivaled's other co-founder, New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart, will also be part of Collier's All-Star team.

The All-Star Game will be on July 19 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

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