Chicago has already done better than in its first and only WNBA Championship final in 2014, lost 3-0 to the Phoenix Mercury. The Sky largely won the first match of the 2021 version, in the Footprint center in Phoenix, by winning against the Mercury (91-77).
The Sky collective made the difference, with six players over 10 points, a double double for Kahleah Copper (21 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists), top scorer, and Courtney Vandersloot (12 points, 11 assists, 5 rebounds ).
Hartley little in shooting success
On the Mercury side, only Brittney Griner reached 20 points (7/15 attempts, 6 rebounds, 3 assists), while the French Bria Hartley scored only 5 points in 21 minutes (1/8, including 1 / 3 to three points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists).
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