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Angel Reese continues to be a rare bright spot for the Sky
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5) dribbles against the Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24) in the fourth quarter at Target Center. Brad Rempel-Imagn Images

Angel Reese continues to be a rare bright spot for the Sky

The bad news for the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night is they were absolutely dominated by the Minnesota Lynx, 91-68, to drop to a disappointing 7-16. The one bright spot — as has been the case for most of the season — was star forward Angel Reese having another big game and making some WNBA history.

Reese finished Tuesday's game with her 10th consecutive double-double, scoring 11 points and pulling down 11 rebounds in the loss.

It is the second time that she has recorded 10 consecutive double-doubles, making her the first player in WNBA history to ever achieve such a feat. 

She has averaged a double-double (by a wide margin) per game throughout her young career. 

Reese has been a polarizing player in the eyes of fans and media, but there is no denying the numbers she consistently puts up. And while offensive production and efficiency were legitimate concerns for much of her rookie season, and even in the early part of this season, she has shown considerable improvement in that area over the past few weeks. 

Including Tuesday's game she has finished better than 50% from the field in nine of her past 13 games, including six games where she was better than 53%. 

She topped 50% just once in her first 12 games. 

If she can maintain that sort of offensive production, combined with her defense and work on the glass, she would become an even more impactful player on both ends of the floor.

The bigger concern for the Sky, however, might be putting enough help around her to help the team take advantage of her production and skillset. So far, that has not happened in the first season-and-a-half of her career. 

Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

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