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25:09Нокс down the three, Bonner goes bang.
25:12Yeah, and again, we talked about the different offense.
25:15She feels that she's playing kind of in a different role
25:18and getting herself in a different spot in her spacey.
25:24She's got seven points already tonight.
25:27She continues to flourish in year number 17.
25:31Here's AT.
25:32A get-off-of-me inside.
25:34Thomas couldn't get it to go.
25:36Battle for the loose ball, won by Taylor.
25:40We'll see how many loose balls in the 50-50 balls,
25:43which team turns up the most.
25:45We were talking about that in the last game for the Mercury.
25:48New York seemed to win those more often than not.
25:50Offensive rebound, Cardoso.
25:54It's been a headache for the Mercury tonight,
25:56although that was her first rebound.
25:58Gets it deep inside the pan-dairy and just turned around for two.
26:01Yeah, and so tough.
26:02You had to play defense for a second time,
26:05and getting those offensive rebounds has been big for Chicago.
26:09And if you allow her to establish low post position like that,
26:12it's almost game over.
26:14And that's one of the things she has done really well lately
26:16is getting the seal down low, getting her spot.
26:21Here's Ka.
26:23Got the quickness advantage, but help side defense and a block by Taylor.
26:27Foul does come in, though.
26:29Ka, again, recognizing that we saw that with Plum, too.
26:32You recognize that the big is on you.
26:33You attack the basket.
26:35But great help by Taylor coming over on the weak side,
26:37even though it's called for the foul.
26:40Second foul.
26:43Kalia Copper to the free throw line.
26:45This will be her second trip.
26:47Nine points already for Ka.
26:50Leading all scorers in this game.
26:55Everybody that has played for the sky has scored.
27:01No good on the free throw.
27:02We pause now for a message from our friends at Total Wine.
27:14Remember, this is the first game back this season for Ka in Chicago.
27:19It's surprising to hear the boos.
27:21Well, she got a nice hand during lineups.
27:24So maybe they got the friendliness out before the game.
27:27And since she's cooking them early on,
27:30Cloud misses what would have been a long two.
27:32Hope was on the line.
27:33The MVP of when they won the championship against the Mercury.
27:39I had a feeling she was going to have a good game tonight.
27:41Here's Ayai straight away.
27:43A little heavy on it.
27:44And the rebound picked up by Bantam,
27:47who was pickpocketed from behind.
27:49Lexi held on the dish, looking like a rugby scrum.
27:52And a jump ball call.
27:53Ka really worked hard.
27:55She went up high to kind of get a hand on that ball.
27:58But Lexi held not giving up on it.
28:00And as you said, coming back to Chicago.
28:02And she's got a few fans here, too.
28:05And there you see Ka going up.
28:07It's kind of a loose ball as Bantam comes out of there.
28:09And held right after it.
28:11Does a nice job getting the jump ball.
28:13Swiped down and somehow didn't foul.
28:15That's a risky play.
28:17With a volley and held.
28:19And how about Lexi held winning that jump ball?
28:22And it belongs to Phoenix.
28:23And Lexi held can jump.
28:275'9 versus 6'0.
28:29Lexi held was running through some of those jumping drills
28:33after shoot-around today.
28:35And heard some of the coaches go,
28:37Wow, Lexi, okay.
28:39Yeah, she can jump for sure.
28:40Well, she was on the team last year in Phoenix.
28:42And then this year it started out in Toronto.
28:46And tough turnover right there.
28:49She got cut and Phoenix picked her back up.
28:51It's the fifth turnover for the Mercury.
28:53And it leads to a bucket on the other end by Koulibaly.
28:58Now, all season long, we've talked about, you know,
29:00the Mercury as far as turnovers are concerned.
29:02Bantam going to get called for a foul.
29:03Kind of holding on to Ayai.
29:10Plum comes back in for Phoenix.
29:12And therefore, Lexi held.
29:14Kelsey, so far tonight, 5 minutes, 5 points.
29:22And again, we remind you, if you're just joining us,
29:24Plum will play around 20 minutes tonight.
29:29Want to take advantage of every minute she's out there.
29:32Here's Thomas cutting inside.
29:33Plum, the lefty finger roll.
29:36Just always moving, recognizing you.
29:38You just don't stand and watch somebody move, you know,
29:41make their moves inside.
29:42And great pass by Alyssa Thomas.
29:47Foul goes on Caw there.
29:49Plum described Alyssa Thomas for the game
29:50in her introductory press conference
29:52as one of the best passers in the world.
29:54You mentioned Plum and obviously how she's able to cut inside
29:58just like this.
29:59You see why this could be so exciting.
30:01And so much is talked about, you know, spacing.
30:03You've got to get in those spots in the corners
30:04and look for the threes.
30:06But Plum says, nope, I'm going in.
30:09Yeah, why not?
30:11Oh, tough call on Alyssa Thomas.
30:13They said hands on the back.
30:15And again, Cardoso just getting deep in the lane
30:19and making it very difficult for the Mercury.
30:22And that's where they just missed somebody with size.
30:27It's the second foul on AT.
30:30JC Sheldon, an open three.
30:32They continue to draw up empty from downtown.
30:36Nice offensive rebound.
30:37Kept that alive for Chicago.
30:38Now you've got to box out.
30:40Koulibaly just hustled after that one.
30:43She travels.
30:47So that's kind of the life of a rookie in this league, right?
30:49You get the offensive rebound, good play.
30:51Then you travel, not so much.
30:52You learn as you go.
30:53And Aisha Koulibaly out of Texas A&M,
30:58originally from Mali in Africa,
31:00we mentioned started as a developmental contract,
31:02got the full contract at the end of June.
31:04And she's actually started the last three games now for Chicago.
31:07In her first three years, she went to Auburn,
31:08was twice second-team SEC.
31:13Speaking of Auburn, here's Dawana Bonner rolling inside.
31:17And she's fouled.
31:18DB will head to the free-throw line.
31:27You know, Phoenix gets to the line a heck of a lot,
31:30especially at the beginning of the year.
31:31There was a little bit of a lull.
31:33You think back to that last game for the All-Star break,
31:35Alyssa Thomas took every single free-throw the Mercury attempted.
31:38But good to see the Merc get back to the line a bunch here
31:41for this first half.
31:41These will be attempts 14 and 15, the team in this game.
31:46There's free-throw no good.
31:48Bally in the Valley this season with BallyBet,
31:51the official sportsbook app of the Phoenix Mercury.
31:54Nate Tibbs also talked about, you know,
31:55we've got to be more aggressive, got to attack the basket.
32:03Make the other team try to stop you down low.
32:07Simple premise, but tougher to do.
32:10Coulibaly cut in baseline side.
32:13Up and under, no.
32:15AT with the board.
32:16Stat line already for Thomas looking good.
32:17Six points, six rebounds, six assists.
32:21Bonner and one!
32:22And a chance at a four-point play!
32:28DeWana Bonner just looks like the game has opened up for her.
32:32And AT, as you said, here comes the A-train.
32:35And even Kelsey Plum said, you know,
32:37I was on the other end of some of those A-train coming at me.
32:43And now she's on the other side.
32:46But Alyssa Thomas continuing to look for her teammates.
32:53They're going to look at this to see whether or not it was hostile closeout.
32:58This is one of those rules, obviously, to try to keep the shooters safe.
33:01You don't want to get in their airspace.
33:03And Bonner stepped right on the shoe of Coulibaly.
33:09Even on the pass, AT takes out the defense.
33:12They've got to come back and hustle and try and block that shot.
33:15And Coulibaly, as you said, out of position as she's going to try and defend.
33:22You mentioned just how things have opened up for DeWana Bonner.
33:28And it's so good to see.
33:29There were times at the beginning of the season when this team was struggling.
33:33And Bonner was also, in her own right, struggling.
33:36A decorated player.
33:37But she has found it.
33:38And is now playing just really solid basketball all around.
33:43Not only scoring.
33:44Had the double-double against Golden State as well a couple of games ago.
33:47And they will upgrade this to a flagrant one.
33:50Well, the Chicago Sky fans are not too happy about it.
33:56But watch AT come down.
33:58And the trailer is Bonner.
34:02And as you see, AT goes down.
34:04The defense goes behind.
34:05And Coulibaly has to come out.
34:08And it's nice that Bonner did not have any kind of injury off that, too.
34:12But she's...
34:15I love that celebration as well.
34:17That was awesome.
34:17Yeah.
34:18And they're doing a better job again.
34:19We talked about the rebounding.
34:21They're out-rebounding Chicago right now.
34:23And it just feels like they've got to start breaking away.
34:28Because this is a Chicago team.
34:29They can get hot.
34:30We know that they're going to go inside.
34:33They're aggressive on the defensive end.
34:35But I love the defense, really, that Phoenix is playing right now
34:39and forcing some bad shots.
34:41And it would be a statement as well.
34:42Obviously, a long time to go in this game.
34:44But to start a road trip, you've already got the momentum
34:47and the hype around Kelsey Plum.
34:48And to try to get one of these, try to get it in convincing fashion,
34:52Bonner knocks down the flagrant free throw.
34:54And this is what's going to test the Mercury.
34:56They were in the finals last year.
34:58And, yes, they've struggled this year.
35:00And they've had some close games, as you mentioned early on.
35:03These are the games that they've got to close out.
35:05You can't just make it a 2-3-4-5-point game.
35:08You want to close it out with a big win.
35:10KT, swing pass out of the corner.
35:12Copper will roll baseline side.
35:14Dump it off for Bonner.
35:15Extra pass out.
35:16Ayai spot up.
35:17No.
35:17Copper with the offensive rebound, though.
35:20Keeps it alive.
35:22Second bite at the apple.
35:23Here's DB.
35:24Had the great pump fake.
35:26Will end up pulling the trigger anyways.
35:28In and outs.
35:29But another offensive rebound.
35:31Ayai is all over the floor.
35:33Can she be rewarded?
35:34She can.
35:35And how about a chance at a second 4-point play?
35:38It is on the offensive glass.
35:40Ka Copper and Alyssa Thomas getting those offensive rebounds and making the Chicago Sky get in a tough position.
35:51And, you know, we haven't seen a lot of that this year as far as those offensive rebounds.
36:01Here's a look at the foul.
36:03And Ayai, who lost the headband, did not matter.
36:09Another 4-point play.
36:12Second one of the quarter.
36:13Second one of about the last minute or so, it seems, for Phoenix.
36:18We've got this lead up to a dozen.
36:21Now trying to close out this first half as well.
36:23Cardoso inside against Thomas.
36:25Missed it.
36:26And here come the Mercury.
36:28You know, smart play by Alyssa Thomas, too.
36:30I'm sorry, Brandon.
36:31Because she just backed off and let Cardoso take that shot.
36:34Oh, that would have been a huge moment.
36:36Copper couldn't knock down the three.
36:38Cloud runs it ahead.
36:39Oh, boy.
36:42Copper getting called for, you know, a bump.
36:45Oh, boy is right.
36:46Copper picks up her third.
36:48But the Mercury playing inspired basketball in this second quarter.
36:52They lead it by 12.
36:542.37 to go until the break.
37:00You see her stat line so far tonight in seven minutes.
37:06Mercury have been excellent when she's been on the floor, plus nine.
37:10And they've outscored Chicago 23 to 10 so far in this second quarter.
37:14And she said, I'm going to get 20 minutes tonight.
37:16I'm going to give it my best shot.
37:18I'd say a point per minute is pretty good efficiency.
37:24Carrington splits a pair from the free throw line.
37:29KP will bring the ball up the floor.
37:30This is another look, another wrinkle, right?
37:32Alyssa Thomas normally doing this for the Mercury.
37:34This time it's Plum.
37:36Backdoor cut inside for Bonner.
37:37Mack in the short corner.
37:39Just missed.
37:39Rebound to Cloud.
37:44Vandersloot.
37:46Cardoso.
37:46They are running through the post, and you can see why.
37:49She's got 10.
37:51Yeah, great pass by Vandersloot,
37:54one of the top assist players in this league in her career.
37:58Thomas a drive and a kick.
37:59Bonner in the corner.
38:01Down low to Mack.
38:01One dribble.
38:02Goes up with it, and will go to the free throw line.
38:06Yeah, and Mack has got to attack.
38:08And whether her shot gets blocked or she misses,
38:10you've got to put Cardoso in a position where she's got to defend.
38:16We saw that freeness, if you will, from Natasha Mack early on in the season,
38:20offensively, really unlocked something that we hadn't seen in the early parts of her career.
38:24The willingness to shoot the ball from the midrange, succeeding at such a thing,
38:27and starting to get that flow back, it seems, after the return from injury.
38:31Well, her shot looks so good, and certainly working on it all winter long, and being in Phoenix,
38:38and the coaches worked with her, giving her that confidence, but, you know, she shoots a lot of threes in
38:42practices.
38:45Chicago, meanwhile, trying to close this first half, but a flurry, trailing by 10.
38:51Cardoso kicks out Carrington.
38:53Thought about the three, and said we'll move inside, get underneath, throw up a wide shot.
38:57And because she hasn't played a lot, that's a foul that is needless,
39:04because Carrington is off balance on it, too far underneath the basket,
39:08and at some point you've got to let it go, and when you don't play a lot, too,
39:12you kind of make mistakes mentally.
39:15Yeah, that was a shot attempt by Carrington that you probably would have tried in a game of pig,
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39:41Carrington misses the second.
39:43Rebound was back tapped into the hands of a sky player, and Taylor catches on the three.
39:49And that's what those offensive rebounds do.
39:557-1 run for Chicago.
39:58Bonner, a pump into a three.
40:00DB, in and out.
40:02But Ayayi is there, right place, right time.
40:05It all starts with that drive by Plum.
40:10She's got eight off the bench, does Baloo Ayayi.
40:13You cannot lose sight of the weak side,
40:14because Cordoso is an excellent passer.
40:18Cloud with her first field goal.
40:20She's up to six points.
40:22Back and forth we go.
40:24Under a minute to go in the second.
40:26Bonner, off to A.T.
40:29Pick and roll.
40:31Thomas inside.
40:32Couldn't quite finish.
40:33Cardoso with a rebound.
40:37Chicago could cut this to a one-possession game.
40:39Carrington will go back to the free throw line, and this is only her third game of the year.
40:43She's looking like she is in really good game shape and really good form.
40:47Well, against Connecticut, she hit a big shot for them on that 94-88 win that they had in her
40:54first game back.
40:55And Natasha Cloud was jumping all over the place after that big win for them.
41:00They've had two thrillers in a row.
41:02And remember this as the game rolls on.
41:03And a couple of big deficits they've overcome.
41:05The win against Connecticut, they were down 14 in the second half.
41:09And against Las Vegas, they were down 13 in the second half of that game as well.
41:14Really late in the third quarter.
41:18Merck catch a break, though, on another missed free throw.
41:22Still lead it by five.
41:23Here's Plum.
41:24Over to her left.
41:26A crossover into a three.
41:28Kelsey Plum!
41:31You love the ball in her hand.
41:32Good decisions.
41:35I wish we had a camera on Annie.
41:37Just a big smile on my partner's face right now.
41:40Plum's into double figures with ten.
41:42Cloud on a cross.
41:43No.
41:43Plum with a board, and Phoenix can hold for the final shot.
41:46And one heads-up play by Plum.
41:48Even though Bonner wanted the ball down court, she said,
41:50no, we're going to go for the last shot.
41:53Plum and Carrington matched up one-on-one.
41:58Plum will drive left lane line.
42:01She'll lose her footing and out of bounds.
42:05Carrington made such a good defensive player knocking that ball away.
42:11Carrington known for being a tenacious defender.
42:13Certainly.
42:14Cloud's going to look to throw this deep.
42:16It's that Vandersloot, who will hoist at the horn.
42:19No.
42:20And it takes us to halftime.
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