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Sky's Major Problem Exposed After Ninth Loss of the Season

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Spencer Ostrow | Last updated Jun 21, 2025 4:07 PM ET

The Chicago Sky fell to the Phoenix Mercury 107-86 on Saturday, dropping their ninth game of the 2025 WNBA season. It hasn’t been an ideal start for a team that didn’t expect to contend, but also didn’t expect to be this far down the standings 12 games in.

Their three wins have come against the Dallas Wings twice—who sit at the bottom of the Western Conference—and the Connecticut Sun, who are last in the East.

Angel Reese struggled on Saturday, finishing with nine points, two rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block. However, Kamilla Cardoso and Maddy Westbeld were bright spots for Chicago, both finishing a team high 17 points.

One statistic that stood out on the scoresheet after the game was three-point shooting. The Sky aren’t known for their shooting from beyond the arc, but they knew coming in that they had to defend it. The Mercury entered the game shooting 32.1% from three on the season and went 17-of-35 on Saturday.

According to Underdog WNBA, this is the third time the Sky have allowed at least 16 three-pointers in a game this season. Meanwhile, all other 12 teams combined have allowed that to happen just three times.

Teams that have allowed at least 16 three-pointers in a game this season

Chicago Sky - 3x
All other teams combined - 3x
— Underdog WNBA (@UnderdogWNBA) June 21, 2025

The other two times the Sky gave up that many threes were against the New York Liberty on May 22, when they lost 99-74, and against the Mercury on May 27, when they lost 94-89.

Reese and the Sky will look to bounce back on Sunday when they face the Atlanta Dream. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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